Sixty-two-year-old Duane Audwin Durley was booked into Jefferson County Jail on October 29, 2022. He complained of pain and was moved to Baptist Hospital on November 10, 2022. While still in the custody of the jail, Mr. Durley died. The address of Jefferson County Jail is 3080 College Street in Beaumont, TX 77701.

A 37-Year-Old Jefferson County Jail Inmate Dies 1 Week After Arrival

On September 12, 2022, 37-year-old Derrick Richard Allen went through intake at Jefferson County Jail in Beaumont, Texas. At the time of booking, the jailer handling intake noted the following about Mr. Allen:

• Yes, he appeared to be intoxicated by drugs or alcohol.
• Yes, Mr. Allen exhibited mental health problems.
• Yes, he exhibited medical problems.
• No, Mr. Allen did not make suicidal statements.

Mr. Allen was placed in a single-occupancy cell. The following is information provided in the custodial death report (CDR) that the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office filed about his death:

• At approximately 2:34 AM on September 18, 2022, Mr. Allen was discovered unresponsive in his single cell. Jailers realized that he was in medical distress, and emergency care was immediately provided by officers and medical staff. The jail called Emergency Medical Services  (EMS), and paramedics transported Mr. Allen by ambulance to the Emergency Room at Baptist Hospital. The following day, Mr. Allen died in the Emergency Room from cardiac arrest.

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