Guadalupe County Jail Inmate John Taylor Dies After Arriving Intoxicated
Forty-five-year-old John Taylor appeared to be intoxicated when he entered Guadalupe County Jail on February 21, 2025, at 9:00 PM. Sadly, he was pronounced deceased three days later at 6:35 AM on February 24. The custodial death report (CDR) about Mr. Taylor was filed by the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office on March 12, 2025. He died of unknown causes and the results of an autopsy are pending. There is no information about Mr. Taylor’s health problems while he was incarcerated. He was housed in the jail’s medical unit, however.
The summary of how Mr. Taylor died says that on the day of his death, medical and detention staff went to medical cell 11 to check on him. Mr. Taylor was in an awkward position. Upon entering the cell, it was discovered that Mr. Taylor was unresponsive. Lifesaving measures began immediately and included cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel transported Mr. Taylor to Guadalupe Regional Medical Center.
The address of Guadalupe County Jail is 2615 N Guadalupe Street in Seguin, Texas 78155. The Seguin jail has an inmate capacity of 598.
Drugs and Alcohol are the 3rd Leading Cause of Death in U.S. Jails
A watchdog group analyzed jail mortality data from 2000 through 2013, and they identified 1,441 jail deaths associated with drugs and alcohol. Among the discoveries made was that of the deaths within 7 days of arrest for alcohol intoxication, only 18% were coded to indicate that the cause of death involved alcohol or drug intoxication. With this in mind, it is reasonable to assume that drugs and alcohol contribute to more jail deaths than statistics show.
According to National Public Radio (NPR), overdose deaths in jail increased by more than 200% from 2001 to 2018. Although a shocking statistic, it hardly compares to the 611% increase in drug and alcohol intoxication deaths that occurred in prison during the same period. These devastating trends have been driven by opioids, though primarily illegal fentanyl.
Do Jails Administer Narcan for Opioid Overdoses?
There is no news of a mandate that lifesaving Narcan must be made available in U.S. jails. Narcan reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. With the sharp increase in opioid deaths, it only makes sense that jails should provide access to treatments such as Narcan that can reverse the effects of these dangerous drugs.
News stories often tell of multiple inmates experiencing opioid overdoses in U.S. jails, and when Narcan is administered, many lives are saved. For instance, in Santa Barbara Jail in California, a news story tells of three reversed overdoses. Sadly, three days before those rescues occurred, 37-year-old Luis Enrique Duron Rodriguez was discovered unresponsive in his cell, and he died from an opioid overdose after being transported to a hospital.
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If you have lost a loved one due to medical neglect or mistreatment in a jail, the Law Offices of Dean Malone may be able to help. Inmates, including those awaiting trial, have a constitutional right to adequate medical care. When jail officials fail to provide necessary treatment or ignore serious medical needs, they must be held accountable.
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