The Santa Clara County Main Jail, pictured here in 2016 in San Jose, will see a new “sobering station†installed in its facility to help keep substance abusers and mentally ill people out of jail, following a wave of litigation over county jail conditions. Photo by Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group
SAN JOSE — A 27-year-old male inmate died in his cell at Main Jail early Saturday morning.
At 4:13 a.m., Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office deputies found the man unresponsive in his cell and with medical staff began performing life-saving measures. At 4:27 a.m., the San Jose Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services arrived on the scene. They pronounced the man dead at 4:40 a.m.
The man was in a cell by himself at the time and a preliminary investigation found no evidence of foul play. The man had been booked into jail last October on charges for attempted robbery, attempted burglary and vandalism.
Originally published at Grace Hase