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An inmate at the Cumberland County Jail has been placed on suicide watch after attempting to hang himself.
Captain Steve Butts Jr. said the man was caught placing a bed sheet around his neck around 9:25 a.m. Wednesday. The Portland Press Herald reports the man was stopped before it was too late.
He was not seriously injured.
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Homeland Security and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency investigated the case.