HOUSTON - Two Harris County Jail inmates died within a week of each other, officials say. They are both under investigation in accordance with state law.

Jose Cisneros dies May 27

What we know:

According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Jose Jorge Cisneros, 52, died at 5:44 a.m. May 27 at LBJ Hospital. Officials say he had been hospitalized two days before for a pre-existing medical condition.

The sheriff’s office says he had been in jail for 565 days following an arrest on a murder charge.

Officials say his death has been reported to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.

What we don't know:

His cause of death will be determined by an autopsy.

What's next:

The Texas Rangers are investigating his death, as state law requires all jail deaths to be investigated by an outsid

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