The release of a man who had been serving a five-year sentence for assault is the second time the jail has released someone prematurely this year.

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The homicides appear to be unrelated, according to prison officials, who said that drugs were believed to have been a contributing factor.

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Homeland Security says a detainee fainted. But other accounts say the man was unconscious. One witness said the guards did not seem to know how to check his pulse.

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