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This image taken from video released by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office shows law enforcement apprehending Christian Black inside the Montgomery County Jail on March 24, 2025, in Dayton, Ohio. (Montgomery County Sheriff's Office via AP)

DAYTON, Ohio – The family of a man who died after being restrained in an Ohio county jail said Tuesday that they have reached a $7 million settlement agreement with the county and are pushing officials there to prevent something like the death from happening again.

A lawyer for the family of Christian Black, who died March 26, said Montgomery County has taken responsibility and officials there have indicated they would take steps, such as adding inpatient beds for people in need of mental health help.

But the lawyer, Michael Wright, also

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