Guilford County officials are investigating after two inmates at the Greensboro Detention Center died within days of each other this month.
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office says 65-year-old Jimmy Wilkerson experienced “medical distress” in his cell on Christmas Eve and was transported to a nearby hospital, where he died on Saturday.
Just three days later, staff found 47-year-old inmate Jason Rice unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the detention center by responding EMS crews.
Officials say Wilkerson had been in custody for about a day and Rice for several months.
The local medical examiner and the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit are investigating the deaths.
