MILPITAS — A 19-year-old male inmate died after suffering a medical emergency over the weekend at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, according to authorities.
The man was found unconscious around 11:35 p.m. Saturday, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. He initially had a pulse and was breathing.
Deputies gave him several doses of Narcan, a medicine that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses, and began CPR, the sheriff’s office said. Life-saving efforts continued and were handed off to emergency medical services personnel when they arrived at the scene.
Despite continued efforts to revive him, the man was pronounced dead at 12:15 a.m. Sunday, the sheriff’s office said. His identity will be released after his next of kin is notified.
The man had been in custody since November, when San Jose police arrested him on suspicion of robbery.
The sheriff’s office is investigating the death alongside the district attorney’s and coroner’s offices.
“A careful internal review is underway as part of our ongoing commitment to accountability and professional standards,” the sheriff’s office said in the news release.
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