34-year-old Milwaukee County Jail inmate dies in custody

A 34-year-old died early Friday evening while in custody at the Milwaukee County Jail after experiencing “a medical emergency,” according to authorities.

The man had been in custody at the jail since September 4, when he was transferred there to face criminal charges, after completing a prison sentence for other charges at the maximum-security Waupun Correctional Institution.

According to a press release from the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, the man was discovered during dinner service in a cell in a housing unit, unconscious and non-responsive…

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