Investigation Underway After Inmate Dies in St. Joseph County Jail

Inmate death at St. Joseph County Jail

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

Investigation underway after inmate dies in St. Joseph County Jail

An investigation is underway after an inmate died early Sunday morning in the St. Joseph County Jail.Police say 28-year-old Janette Navarro was found unresponsi

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Indiana State Police investigating inmate death at the St. Joseph County Jail

ST. JOSEPH CO. – The Indiana State Police have been requested to investigate after an inmate was found unresponsive in a cell early this morning at the St. Joseph County Jail. Preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 3:15 a.m. on July 13, 2025, jail staff discovered a female inmate who was unresponsive in her cell.  They immediately began life-saving measures until EMTs could arrive.  The inmate, Janette Navarro, 28 of South Ben…