A County Jail Outside Texas Reveals the Causes of Death of 5 Inmates

In 2022, five inmates died in a county jail that’s in a state outside Texas. The causes of death of those five individuals are as follows:

Inmate 1

A 32-year-old male who went through intake on October 28, 2022, was booked for public indecency, a parole violation, and obstructing official business. He was later found in his cell in an unresponsive state. Lifesaving measures began immediately, and he was transported by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased on November 1. An autopsy was performed, and the medical examiner’s office said that his cause of death was acute intoxication with prescription drugs, including anxiety and pain medications. The substances found in his system included doxepin, buprenorphine, dicyclomine, and chlordiazepoxide.

Inmate 2

A woman aged 47 was booked into the jail on October 31, 2022, on charges of corrupting another person with drugs. She was discovered unresponsive in her cell on the same day as Inmate 1 and also died on November 1. The medical examiner’s office listed her death as accidental by acute intoxication from fentanyl, morphine, cocaine, and protonitazene. Fentanyl and protonitazene are both synthetic opioids.

News sources sought to find out the details surrounding the deaths and to determine whether Inmate 1 and 2 accessed drugs while they were inside the jail. No clear answers were found.

Inmate 3

Fewer details were provided regarding the remaining three deaths that occurred at the county jail outside Texas. The third was 30 years old when he was pronounced deceased in January. An autopsy revealed that he died of heart failure.

Inmate 4

In April, a 39-year-old also died of heart failure.

Inmate 5

On December 9, a 56-year-old died of heart disease and high blood pressure. The medical examiner’s office also discovered a sickle cell trait.

Learn more in Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this ongoing series.

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