By Bay City News.
A 64-year-old man was found dead inside his cell at the Maguire Correctional Center early Friday morning, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office announced.
The inmate, who was housed alone in a cell at the Redwood City jail, was found unresponsive around 4:15 a.m. by corrections officers who were conducting hourly checks on jail cells. He was pronounced dead at the jail and his identity has not yet been released.
Sheriff's officials said a preliminary investigation indicates the man died of natural causes, but the death will be investigated by sheriff's detectives, the county District Attorney's Office and the county coroner's office.
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