Schenectady

The Schenectady County Sheriff's Office on Monday identified Jimmy Richardson, 53, as the prisoner who died at the jail.

He was found unresponsive Sunday in his cell.

Richardson was brought to the jail on Jan. 5, a day after he was treated for medical problems at Ellis Hospital.

Sheriff Dominic Dagostino said Richardson suffered from various medical problems but declined to go into details. Richardson was being held on a warrant for a felony count of criminal contempt. It was not clear what triggered the charge.

Jail officers' efforts to revive him with cardiopulmonary resuscitation were unsuccessful.

Richardson was taken to Ellis Hospital for an autopsy. Authorities expect it will be performed on Tuesday or Wednesday.

The state Commission of Correction was notified of the death, which is not considered suspicious, Dagostino said.