The household of a person who died after ravenous in an Indiana jail whereas being held in solitary confinement for 3 weeks has secured a $7.25m settlement, Michael Sainato reports for The Guardian. Joshua McLemore, who had a historical past of schizophrenia and substance abuse – died in 2021 on the jail in Jackson county, Indiana. His property filed a lawsuit in April 2023, alleging that the lockup’s employees failed to supply correct care and violated his civil rights by failing to watch his situation. The lawsuit detailed how McLemore had refused to eat whereas within the jail, the place he was locked, bare, in a small, windowless cell for 20 days after his arrest on 20 July 2021, ultimately turning into too weak to carry his personal physique after refusing to eat. McLemore died of a number of organ failure on 10 August 2021 after shedding practically 45 lbs whereas in solitary confinement. The settlement is considered the state’s largest ever in reference to the dying of an incarcerated particular person.
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