BEAUMONT, Texas — A 46-year-old inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Beaumont was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at a hospital.
Jose Guadalup Martinez-Alfaro was found unresponsive at FCI Beaumont around 10 p.m. on Thursday.
Employees initiated life-saving measures on Martinez-Alfaro.
EMS were requested while life-saving efforts continued. Martinez-Alfaro was transported by EMS to a local hospital and was pronounced dead by hospital personnel, according to a release.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation was notified.
No employees or additional inmates were injured and the public was not in danger during any time.
Martinez-Alfaro was sentenced in the Southern District of Texas to a 37-month sentence for "alien unlawfully found in the United States after deportation," according to a release.
He had been in custody at FCI Beaumont, which is a low security facility, since June 21, 2024.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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