Shawn Sears, 56, of Whiting, Vt., was found dead in his cell at Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Mississippi, where he was in the process of suing the Vermont Department of Corrections for allegedly denying him access to prison programs.
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Shawn Sears, 56, of Whiting, Vt., was found dead in his cell at Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Mississippi, where he was in the process of suing the Vermont Department of Corrections for allegedly denying him access to prison programs.