Inmate death reported at Santa Clara County Main Jail
SAN JOSE, Calif. (BCN) - An inmate at the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose died in custody Monday morning, according to a sheriff's sergeant.
The man was found unresponsive in his cell around 10:30 a.m.
According to Sgt. James Jensen with the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, corrections staff administered first aid and CPR while the San Jose Fire Department was called to the scene.
The inmate could not be resuscitated and was pronounced dead at 11:04 a.m., Jensen said.
Monday morning's death remains under investigation, and Jensen said the sheriff's office isn't releasing additional details until the victim's next of kin can be notified.
Further details were not immediately available.