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Posted by: Kate Prince on Aug 31, 2021

A woman being held at Silverdale Jail, a facility owned by Hamilton County and run through a private third party, gave birth to a child at a local hospital shortly before passing away from apparent COVID-19 complications, the Chattanoogan reports. The Chattanooga Police Department says Morghan Jean Elmore was arrested on Aug. 13 and transported to a local hospital on Aug. 21. Her passing is considered an in-custody death and the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office has requested the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division conduct an investigation.