LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Authorities have identified an inmate at Louisville Metro Corrections who died after he was found unresponsive Sunday night.
According to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, that man has been identified as 50-year-old Barry Williams Sr.
A corrections officer responded to a medical emergency and found Williams unresponsive around 11:30 p.m., according to a news release from Assistant Director Steve Durham.
Metro EMS was summoned after a corrections officer and on-site medical staff started life-saving efforts.
According to Durham, Williams was transported to University Hospital and at 1 a.m. on Monday, Metro Corrections was informed that the inmate had died.
The coroner's office is still working to determine Williams' cause of death.
Dunham said Williams was booked into Metro Corrections on May 31, 2020 for several charges. He was convicted in February and was facing a possible 24 year sentence in state prison. He was being held on $100,000 bond with pending post-trial motions, according to the release.
"The Louisville Metro Police’s Public Integrity Unit is investigating, a standard procedure, and Metro Corrections Director, Dwayne Clark, has directed Metro Corrections Professional Standards Unit to conduct a review of the case."
This is the 8th inmate death since November. The most recent inmate death occurred earlier this month.
Last week, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer named Lt. Col. Jerry Collins, the new new leader of Metro Corrections.
Collins is the jail commander of the Clark County jail in Jeffersonville and will take over for Dwayne Clark, who's retiring amid ongoing investigations into the recent jail deaths.
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