Sacramento County jail inmate dies at hospital

(FOX40.COM) — An inmate from the Sacramento County Main Jail was pronounced dead yesterday after 11 days in a hospital, according to the sheriff’s office.

The inmate was sent to a hospital on Aug. 18 for a “higher level of medical care” at the request of the jail’s health officials, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

After being placed on hospice care, the inmate was pronounced dead on Friday because of a valid do-not-resuscitate order, the sheriff’s office explained…

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