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Sacramento County jail inmate dies after he was found unresponsive with cellmate
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An inmate at the Sacramento County main jail has died after he and his cellmate were found unresponsive in their cell on Friday, according to the sheriff’s office.Deputies responded to the cell around 11:15 a.m. regarding two unresponsive male inmates. The sheriff’s office said deputies removed both inmates from the cell and gave them first aid.Narcan was administered to both inmates multiple times, officials said. One of the inmates, a 40-year-old man, died at the jail. The sheriff’s office has not identified him, but said he had been in custody since June 22.The other inmate was revived and began to breathe on his own, the sheriff’s office said. He was taken to an area hospital where he was treated and cleared to return to the jail.The sheriff’s office said it will complete a thorough investigation into the inmate’s death.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter
An inmate at the Sacramento County main jail has died after he and his cellmate were found unresponsive in their cell on Friday, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies responded to the cell around 11:15 a.m. regarding two unresponsive male inmates.
The sheriff’s office said deputies removed both inmates from the cell and gave them first aid.
Narcan was administered to both inmates multiple times, officials said.
One of the inmates, a 40-year-old man, died at the jail. The sheriff’s office has not identified him, but said he had been in custody since June 22.
The other inmate was revived and began to breathe on his own, the sheriff’s office said. He was taken to an area hospital where he was treated and cleared to return to the jail.
The sheriff’s office said it will complete a thorough investigation into the inmate’s death.
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