absolutely horrifying story from April by #BruceCTWright in #BlackAmericaWeb:

"The independent autopsy results for a Black man who died in the custody of a jail in Atlanta was 'killed' as the result of extreme neglect at the facility, where his body had been found to be 'infested' with insects, according to lawyers who were scheduled to make public the findings on Monday morning.

"Lashawn Thompson, 35, not only died under those inhumane conditions, lawyers added, but his death was also preventable since he was being held on allegations of a misdemeanor crime for which he couldn’t afford to pay a bond."

https://blackamericaweb.com/2023/05/22/lashawn-thompson-autopsy-results/

#LashawnThompson #Atlanta #Georgia #jail #FultonCounty #PsychiatricWard #MentalIllness #bond #misdemeanor #insects #neglect #CPR #BlackLivesMatter #BLM

https://youtu.be/H4o_-oS1lVQ

#atlanta #democracynow #fustincounty #lashawnthompson

#USA #FultonCounty #Georgia: Mann nach menschenverachteter psychiatrischen Inhaftierung im Gefängnis verstorben. #LashawnThompson, 35 Jahre, verstarb laut Aussagen der Familie nach völliger Vernachlässigung der Gesundheit & wurde von Bettwanzen zerfressen. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/14/fulton-jail-bed-bug-death/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/15/atlanta-jail-man-dead-eaten-bed-bugs The family of #LashawnThompson Lashawn Thompson, 35, is calling for a criminal investigation into Thompson's death and for the closure and replacement of a local jail after alleging that Thompson died in custody from bed bugs in a squalid jail cell. Thompson was incarcerated at the Fulton county Jail in Atlanta on a misdemeanor charge #PoliceBrutality #PrisonReform #BLM #JailReform #HumanRights #PrisonersRights #PoliceCorruption #PoliceCriminals

"Lashawn Thompson was jailed on a misdemeanour and placed in the Fulton County Jail psychiatric wing after officials judged him mentally ill.

Family attorney Michael D Harper released photos showing Mr Thompson's body riddled with bugs.

He is calling for a criminal investigation and told reporters a lawsuit is pending."

#FultonCounty #Atlanta #LashawnThompson

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65267971

These are the conditions of the Fulton County Jail, where Lashawn Thompson was found dead, covered in lice and feces. At the time of his death, over 90% of his unit was severly malnourished. EVERY person had lice or scabies.

He was 35 years old.

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office announced more than 600 inmates housed at the jail will be moved to other counties. It's unclear to which counties and who is being moved where.

#LashawnThompson
#FultonCounty
#LockharTVMedia