The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman died early Saturday while in custody at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center, Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said.

Deputies saw the woman slouched over in her housing area at around 1:15 a.m., according to Lopinto. When they entered to check on her, she was unresponsive.

EMS and jail medical staff worked to revive the woman, but she was pronounced dead at 1:37 a.m.

Officials did not release the woman's name, age or the counts on which she had been detained. A coroner will determine the official cause of death.

No additional information was immediately available.

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