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Woman dies in custody at Pueblo County jail

Cause of death remains under investigation, but foul play is not suspected, Pueblo County sheriff’s officials said

Pueblo County Jail in Pueblo, Colorado on Tuesday, July 13, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Pueblo County Jail in Pueblo, Colorado on Tuesday, July 13, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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Officials with the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after an inmate died Thursday afternoon from unknown causes, according to the department.

The 52-year-old woman was found unresponsive in her housing area at the on Thursday afternoon, according to a .

Deputies at the jail and crews from the and all performed life-saving measures, but the woman was declared dead at the hospital, sheriff’s officials said. Her cause of death has not been released, but investigators said there were no initial signs of foul play.

The Pueblo County Coroner will release the woman’s name, as well as her cause and manner of death, at a later date.

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