Documents identify inmate man who died in El Paso County jail custody Aug. 1

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Aug 27, 2026

Records identify James Tavares, 39, as the man who died in custody at El Paso County's downtown jail Aug. 1. He was found unresponsive on his cell floor around 2:40 a.m. as medics…