3 Curry County Jail staff members on leave as deputies investigate recent inmate deaths

CURRY COUNTY, N.M. (KFDA) - Three employees at the Curry County Jail are on paid administrative leave after two inmates who died seven weeks apart. According to the incident reports from the Curry County Sheriff’s Office, there are two ongoing investigations where both Keantre Jordan Iverson-Ruffins and Michael Lujan died after being found dead in their jail cells.