Woman dies after being found unresponsive at Jail East

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A woman has died while in custody at Jail East on Saturday, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

Around 2:50 p.m. on Saturday, Corrections deputies found a woman unresponsive inside her cell. They said they began lifesaving measures until Memphis Fire Department arrived.

She was transported to Baptist East Hospital in critical condition…

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