MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) — An investigation is underway after an inmate of the Jackson County Jail was discovered dead inside their cell.

The body of 34-year-old Kevin Widdows of Carbondale was found Tuesday by a county corrections deputy. Widdows was the only occupant of the jail cell. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.

Court records indicate Widdows was in jail awaiting trial on home invasion charges.