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Inmate Found Dead In Apparent Suicide At Hilo Jail Was Due A Mental Evaluation

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Drake Terlep, 55, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center in Hilo and was later pronounced dead. He was awaiting a mental evaluation to determine if he was mentally fit to proceed to trial on charges of first-degree theft and unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle. A Honolulu lawyer plans to ask a federal judge to appoint a special master to force the state to provide better mental health care to inmates.

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Civil Beat broke the news in Honolulu, United States on Thursday, August 24, 2023.
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