From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — A 53-year-old Helena woman was found dead inside her private cell at Birmingham City Jail on August 8.
Smith was found by jail staff unresponsive in her bed inside her private cell at 9:59 p.m. She was pronounced dead at 10:26 p.m.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s office performed an autopsy on August 9 and found no evidence of trauma or foul play, with the cause of death pending lab results.
The death is being investigated by the State Bureau of Investigation.