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Resignation Call Aired For Fairfax Sheriff Over Inmate Death
A trio of northern Virginia lawmakers urged Fairfax County Sheriff James D. Swinson to resign over the treatment of Donald Ferguson, who died from alcohol withdrawal after being jailed. They want the sheriff’s office restructured with an appointed administrator and an elected citizens police council to review abuses.
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