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FORT WORTH, Texas — A female inmate being held at the Tarrant County Jail died on Monday morning,Detention officers found the woman unresponsive in her cell on Monday morning, officials say. Around 9:15 a.m., she was taken to the medical area where officials say she refused any medical treatment and asked to return to her cell.
Just before 11 a.m., officials say staff responded to a medical emergency as the woman had become unresponsive. John Peter Smith Hospital staff began life-saving measures and gave her Narcan twice, officials say. MedStar took her to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The woman had been in custody since May, 16, officials said. She was being held on a warrant stemming from a charge of theft of property between $2,500 and $30,000 and a parole violation from the North Richland Hills Police Department.
Since Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn took office in 2017, more than 60 people have died in the Tarrant County Jail. Some activists have been calling for his resignation. National Institutes of Health data shows the number of deaths has exceeded the national average in each of the last four years.Related Articles
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