A female inmate at is in stable condition after being found unresponsive Monday after what deputies believe was an attempt to hang herself.
The 29-year-old woman, who has not been identified, was found at approximately 5:50 p.m. unconscious and not breathing in the jail’s women module after attempting to hang herself, according to Boulder County Sgt. Vincent Montez.
After Boulder County sheriff’s deputies called medical and rescue personnel and administered CPR and other life-saving efforts, American Medical Response transported her to Boulder Community Health’s Foothills Hospital.
Earlier this year, , who complained of chest pains and had a heart condition, was found unresponsive in her cell.
The timeline leading up to Anderson’s death at the Boulder County jail in May is detailed in 157 pages of police reports filed during the investigation. The sheriff’s office investigation closed after an autopsy was completed in July. But officials are doing an internal investigation into why Anderson was not checked as frequently as she should have been, and why medical staff did not see her when she returned from the hospital.
