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GRAPHIC: Schizophrenic Inmate Eaten Alive by Bugs in Filthy Cell Died of Severe Neglect, New Report Finds
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A Georgia man who died in September while incarcerated died from severe neglect, his family’s legal team announced on Monday. CrimeOnline obtained a copy of Lashawn Thompson’s independent autopsy report, which stated that he also suffered from dehydration, malnutrition, and severe body insect infestation. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thompson’s legal team, alongside high-profile lawyers Ben …

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May 16, 2023

‘He’s a Broken Man’: Alex Murdaugh Denies Killing Wife, Son in Jailhouse Letters

Former South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has allegedly written letters from jail in which he continues to deny killing his wife and son in 2021. Murdaugh’s friend told The Messenger that Murdaugh admitted to financial crimes in the letters but he remains adamant that he did not fatally shoot Paul and Maggie Murdaugh. The friend …

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April 17, 2023

GRAPHIC: Schizophrenic Inmate Is Eaten Alive by Bugs in Filthy, Infested Jail Cell

On Thursday, Georgia police said there is an ongoing investigation into September’s death of a jail inmate whose family says he was essentially eaten alive by bedbugs and other insects. Lashawn Thompson, 35, died at Fulton County Jail after being housed there for three months for simple battery. The family’s attorney said Thompson was schizophrenic …

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July 28, 2022

Lawsuits: Male Inmates Bribe Jailer for Keys to Women’s Cells for ‘Night of Terror’

A second lawsuit has been filed in Indiana against a county sheriff and former jail officers charging that poor management led to male inmates bribing a jailer for keys to the women’s area of the jail, where they “raped, assaulted, harassed, threatened and intimidated” female inmates in a “night of terror.” The eight inmate plaintiffs …