El Paso County jail inmate dies ‘while receiving care’ at hospital

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - The Texas Commission on Jail Standards was notified of the death of a man in his late 50s who had been in the custody of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office since 2025.

The Sheriff reported that the 57-year-old man was taken to an area hospital for medical treatment on October 20, 2026. He died at the hospital today at 4:23 a.m.

The man had been in custody since November 16, 2025.

The Sheriff's Office said in a release, "the official cause of death has not yet been determined. While the circumstances appear to be medical in nature, the cause of death remains under investigation."

In addition to the TCJS, the Texas Rangers, and the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit are investigating the death.

This is the fifth in-custody death this year compared to nine for the same time period in 2025, according to the Sheriff's Office.