Georgia: Fulton County reaches $4 million settlement in case of prisoner eaten alive by bed bugs – IOTW Report

Georgia: Fulton County reaches $4 million settlement in case of prisoner eaten alive by bed bugs

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Fulton County, Georgia, has reached a $4 million settlement in the case involving a 35-year-old homeless man who died in the county jail’s mental health wing last year.

County commissioners approved the settlement in a 6-0 vote on Wednesday. Details aside from the $4 million price tag were not available, according to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Commissioner Khadijah Abdur-Rahman said she wants to see policies and procedures established to prevent further deaths.

Lashawn Thompson, 35, died in the Fulton County Jail in September. He had been arrested on a charge of simple battery after he spit on an officer. At the time of his arrest, he was found sleeping in a park near a childcare center in Atlanta. Thompson had a history of mental illness.

Thompson was found dead in his cell three months later, covered in sores and bites from bed bugs and lice so severe that his family could not identify him. Photos from inside the jail cell showed that Thompson was being held in filthy conditions, with dirt and grime covering the floors, walls, and toilet. more

6 Comments on Georgia: Fulton County reaches $4 million settlement in case of prisoner eaten alive by bed bugs

  1. Need 10 in every state. TOOOOO many crazies out there.
    1= you live in a Zombie country,it is dead and you just don’t know it yet.
    2= you now live in a 3rd world country,you just don’t know it yet.

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