Pima County Jail

The Pima County jail plans to increase monitoring for all inmates, with special attention to those in the mental-health, above, and detox units.

A 40-year-old man died Friday evening after being found unresponsive in his cell at the Pima County jail, officials say.

At about 5 p.m., corrections officers found Erik Cruz unresponsive while monitoring the site. They entered the cell to attempt to aid him, but he was declared dead shortly after Tucson fire paramedics arrived.

โ€œDetectives from the Criminal Investigations Division responded to the jail and found no suspicious circumstances,โ€ jail officials said.

The investigation is ongoing. This story will be updated.


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