(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — A woman has died in custody at the El Paso County Jail, just over two weeks after the last jail death.
According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO), a 33-year-old woman was found unresponsive in her cell just after 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 8. EPSO deputies and medical staff responded, and additional personnel from American Medical Response (AMR) and the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) assumed life-saving efforts shortly before 6 a.m., however, the woman was declared dead.
“Our Office extends our condolences to the individual’s family and friends during this difficult time,” EPSO said…