From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports that an inmate has died in custody, from apparently natural causes.
“At approximately 5 a.m. Saturday, a deputy in the Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham was performing his normal cell checks,” the JCSO stated through a press release. “During the check, he found a 48-year-old male inmate who was unresponsive. Medical personnel responded to the cell but were unable to revive the inmate. He was pronounced deceased on the scene.”
The inmate has not been publicly identified.
The inmate was in a cell alone and there was no sign of foul play or evident trauma, the report stated. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner the inmate’s death.