An inmate died inside the Houston County jail Wednesday, and state investigators are now looking into what happened.
What’s Happening: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed it was called in by the Houston County Sheriff’s Office to look into the death, which happened Wednesday.
- The name of the inmate who died has not been released, and no details about the cause of death are available.
🔄 Catch Up Quick: When someone dies in jail, it is standard practice for an outside agency — in this case, the GBI — to investigate rather than the sheriff’s office investigating itself. That separation is meant to protect the integrity of the investigation.