05 October 2011

2 Inmates Found Dead in Local Prisons

A man was pronounced dead in his prison cell Monday after prison officials found him in an unresponsive state.

Medics attempted to revive the prisoner, who was incarcerated at the George Bailey Detention Center in Otay Mesa, however they were unable to intervene. He was pronounced dead shortly after according to the county medical examiner.

A toxicologists’ report is currently pending to determine the cause of the prisoners’ death.

The county detention facility is the largest in San Diego with 1595 inmates according to the Sheriff’s department.

Another inmate in the Richard J. Donovan State Correctional Facility was also found dead in the prison on Monday, according to the Sheriff’s Homicide unit. Police did not say that the two deaths were related.

The sheriff’s homicide unit is currently investigating the death. The cause of death for both prisoners is not known yet.

Both inmates’ names were not given pending notification of kin.

 

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