CLEVELAND — A 32-year-old inmate at the Cuyahoga County Jail was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead on Tuesday, marking the second inmate to die at the facility in the past day.
According to the County, the man was found unresponsive in his cell at approximately 9:10 p.m. following a routine check. The man, who the Medical Examiner's office identified as received lifesaving measures and was transported to MetroHealth at approximately 9:30 p.m. and was later pronounced dead.
The Medical Examiner’s office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death and an investigation is underway.
On Tuesday morning, a 47-year-old female inmate at the jail died after being found in "distress" in her jail cell. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office identified the woman as Melissa Musson.
"This is sad for the family and our staff," a County spokesperson said in a statement. "We’ve increased safety for inmates and Correction Officers by adding two drug detection dogs, two body scanners, issuing suicide prevention blankets, removing bed rails from bunks, adding cameras and radios, and working with MetroHealth to assure physical and behavioral health access."
This is a developing story. Please stick with 3News for the latest.
More local coverage from WKYC:
- Crews clean up after train derailment in Ravenna Township
- HBO drops trailer for ‘A Christmas Story Christmas,’ odds of winning tonight's $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot, and more: 3News Daily
- Missing 12-year-old Cleveland girl located
- Catholic Charities seeking volunteers for Thanksgiving meal distribution
- Cleveland announces changes to seasonal leaf program, residents now required to bag leaves
- Stow man dies in Geauga County motorcycle crash: Driver struck by commercial vehicle after colliding with deer