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CNN — The Fulton County Jail in Atlanta unconstitutionally subjects inmates to “inhumane, violent and hazardous conditions” that threaten their safety, a US Justice Department official said Thursday, announcing the results of a 16-month investigation. “Detention in the Fulton County Jail has amounted to a death sentence for dozens of people who have been murdered or who died as a …

Lashawn Thompson, 35, died in September, three months after he was booked into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Paras Griffin via Getty Images ATLANTA — A man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in a Georgia jail’s psychiatric wing “died due to severe neglect,” according to an independent autopsy released Monday by lawyers for his family. An earlier report …

ATLANTA — A man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in a Georgia jail’s psychiatric wing “died due to severe neglect,” according to an independent autopsy released Monday by lawyers for his family. The independent autopsy report lists the cause of death as “Complications due to Severe Neglect,” with “Untreated Decompensated Schizophrenia” identified as a contributing cause. An earlier report …

An autopsy cites neglect for man's death in a bedbug-infested Georgia jail cell Enlarge this image toggle caption Christina Matacotta/AP Christina Matacotta/AP ATLANTA — A man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in a Georgia jail's psychiatric wing "died due to severe neglect," according to an independent autopsy released Monday by lawyers for his family. Sponsor Message The independent autopsy …

ATLANTA — The family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in a Georgia jail’s psychiatric wing is calling for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the facility. This is criminal,” Crump said as he held up a photo of Thompson’s dirty, trash-strewn cell during a news conference and rally Thursday in front of the jail. The medical …