Preliminary information indicates the inmate appeared to suffer from a medical episode that was compounded by withdrawal symptoms, the sheriff’s office says.
A 41-year-old Bexar County jail inmate was found unresponsive by a deputy during an observation check early Friday. According to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, a booking deputy was conducting “face-to-face observation checks,” when he found an inmate, later identified as Francisco Javier Salinas , unresponsive shortly before 7 a.m. The deputy began performing lifesaving measures and called for additional medical assistance.
boy confessed to a random killing. But he was 7 at the time, too young to be charged. Preliminary information indicates the inmate appeared to suffer from a medical episode that was compounded by withdrawal symptoms, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. said that when Salinas was booked into the jail, it was noted that he did have a “history of several chronic conditions,” which required a constant level of care. Sheriff Javier Salazar said his office is looking into adding more protocols to create a safe environment for inmates experiencing withdrawal/detoxification. “We have taken proactive measures, such as instituting ‘Operation Life Guard,’ a wide-scale approach to addressing inmate health and welfare. This plan has seen some success.
Internal Affairs Unit will conduct a concurrent but separate administrative investigation.
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