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An inmate reportedly tried to hang himself at the Cascade County Detention Center on Sunday.

Details are limited, but Detention Center staff were able to confirm there was an incident today, but have not yet confirmed whether the inmate died.

Warden Dan O'Fallon says the center is not releasing any details about the incident at this time.

We will update you as we learn more.

This comes just days after we reported on the Detention Center's efforts to reduce inmate suicides.

An average of three Montana inmates commit suicide every year, but between December of 2010 and May of 2011, there were three suicides just at the Cascade County facility.

- December 30, 2010: Phillip Humeyumptewa, a convicted rapist who hanged himself with a bedsheet at the Cascade County Detention Center on Monday, died on Wednesday night at Benefis Healthcare. Humeyumptewa was found hanging in his cell on Monday afternoon; detention officers performed CPR until emergency medical crews arrived, but Humeyumptewa was declared brain dead at the hospital.

- May 5, 2011: A press release from the Sheriff's Office reports that inmate Cory Lattin of Great Falls was found unresponsive in his cell shortly after 10 pm on Wednesday, May 4th. Lattin was transported to the emergency department at Benefis hospital, where he passed away at 12:32 am.

- May 26, 2011: Michael Kimball, an inmate at the Cascade County Detention Center, is dead after he was found hanging in his cell on Thursday. Kimball, 39, was found at approximately 6 pm on Wednesday. According to a press release from Commander Dan O'Fallon, Kimball had contact with Detention staff about 15 minutes before he was found hanging in his cell.