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Inmate dies from a medical condition at the Page County Jail

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September 4th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Clarinda, Iowa) – Authorities in Page County, Sunday said shortly after 7-p.m. Saturday, September 3, 2022, the Page County Sheriff’s Office requested the Clarinda Ambulance Service to the Page County Jail for an adult male inmate with a medical condition. Clarinda Ambulance Service transported the adult male inmate to the Clarinda Regional Health Center where the adult male inmate later died.

Per Page County Jail policy, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation was contacted as well as a report filed with the State Jail Inspector’s Office. At this time, no personal information about the adult male inmate is being released, pending the investigation and notification of the inmate’s emergency contacts.

The adult male inmate’s body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.