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Man was 'eaten alive' by bedbugs while jail staffer let him stay in filthy, garbage-filled cell and deprived him of 'essential services'

Chris PerezAug 25th
Jail guards repeatedly 'dry stunned' incapacitated diabetic inmate with Taser, leading to his death: Cops

David HarrisJul 14th
Jail staff served toothless man chicken instead of required 'soft diet,' then watched him choke to death, ignored 'frantic pleas' from inmates to save him: Lawsuit

Chris PerezJun 9th
Jail workers let woman with lupus die 'alone in her cell' after she was found 'slumped over' in car, took her to 'lower level clinic' instead of hospital before locking her up: Suit

Chris PerezApr 1st
'I feel like I'm gonna die': Jail guards ignored ailing inmate with diabetes as he lay on the floor for 10 hours in lead-up to death, lawsuit says

David HarrisJan 7th
'Not getting a free ride to the hospital': Jail staff told inmate to 'stop being a p—y' as he lay on floor writhing in pain before his death, lawsuit says

David HarrisJul 9th
'Rigor mortis had set up': Jailers waited several hours after inmate's death to call for emergency medical assistance, lawsuit says

Jason KandelFeb 14th
Family of man who died 'like he was an animal' in jail cell begging for help wins $3.4 million settlement

Jason KandelNov 12th
2 jailers admit letting naked inmate freeze for 2 weeks in filthy jail cell without a bed or toilet until he died with 72-degree body temperature

Jason KandelOct 11th
'I can't even call them nurses': Family says jail nurses ignored man's agonizing pleas for help as he died slowly

Brandi BuchmanJan 24th
Inmate who was locked up, held on bail for assault of police officer dies in cell; investigation opened

Brandi BuchmanJan 10th
'Kicked him to see if he was alive': Inmate spent 20 minutes beating cellmate to death without any officer intervening, police say

Jason KandelJan 3rd
'My son didn't have to die': Former Saints defensive end Glenn Foster Jr. strapped to chair, stripped naked, Tased and beaten while in jail custody, lawsuit alleges

Jason KandelDec 8th
Teen arrested for DUI and meth possession found dead in jail hours after eating breakfast, family says

Marisa SarnoffNov 14th
'Mental illness is not a crime, and it should not be a death sentence': Inmate languished for 72 hours before he was found dead in his jail cell, DA says

Jason KandelNov 10th
Officer found guilty of negligent homicide, second acquitted in Elijah McClain's in-custody death

Jason KandelOct 12th