An inmate housed in the medical unit at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center died Tuesday morning after deputies found him unresponsive in his cell, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies discovered the inmate at about 4 a.m. inside the jail’s Medical Housing Unit, where he had been housed alone because of ongoing medical issues.
The sheriff’s office said deputies immediately requested assistance from Adult Correctional Health staff and the fire department before beginning CPR. Despite life-saving efforts, the inmate was pronounced dead after firefighters arrived…