The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that two of its jail deputies have been criminally charged with official misconduct for allegedly failing to perform jobs in association with two inmates who died earlier this year.

A sheriff’s office news release did not specify what those duties were, only that deputies James Brauckmiller and Michael Mersereau “may not have performed their job duties as required.”

The sheriff’s office also didn’t name the two deceased inmates that the deputies’ alleged inaction may have pertained to.

The sheriff’s office discovered the alleged misconduct while investigating the deaths of the inmates and placed both deputies on administrative leave. Investigators also referred their findings to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. Brauckmiller and Mersereau were indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday on one count of first-degree official misconduct, a misdemeanor.

Seven inmates have died within the Multnomah County jail system from May to October of this year. That’s an unusually high number.

The sheriff’s office declined to answer questions for this story.