Two inmates were found dead in their cells at Bexar County Jail over two days' time, according to the Express-News. Duane Ventimiglia, 40, and Francisco Javier Salinas, 41, both died after suffering medical episodes, the daily reports, citing officials with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office (BCSO).
A deputy at the Bexar County Jail checks in on inmates using a digital system meant to improve accountability.
Ventimiglia was locked up on criminal trespass charges and scheduled to appear for a hearing the day he was discovered, the paper reports. His bond had been lowered to $25 from $1,000. Jail officials said Salinas appeared to have experienced a medical episode while in his cell, which worsened by withdrawal symptoms, according to the report., Sheriff Javier Salazar said the jail has experienced an upswing in the number of inmates with severe medical issues and those experiencing acute withdrawal symptoms. He said the jail implemented new safeguards for prisoners undergoing detox, adding that"we will become more stringent on who we medically accept into our facility.
“It’s not because of any one factor,” Michele Deitch, a distinguished UT-Austin law school lecturer who specializes in jail and prison oversight issues,amid a rise in statewide jail deaths. “It’s about who we’re locking up, how long we’re locking them up, why we’re locking them up and how they’re housed.”. That's an incomplete number awaiting additional data from authorities, according to the nonprofit criminal justice data group. Jail death numbers from this year aren't yet available.
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