in Atlanta with an update from the Fulton County Jail, where Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants face RICO charges, were recently processed. The jail was in the spotlight before Trump arrived, after it came under federal investigation for the death of Lashawn Thompson, who was allegedly “eaten alive” by insects and bedbugs while living in filth imprisoned in his cell. His family reached a $4 million settlement with Fulton County last month.
Now another man has died in Fulton County custody, the 10th this year. Twenty-four-year-old Shawndre Delmore was found unresponsive in his cell August 31st after spending five months in the Fulton County Jail. Preliminary findings show the otherwise healthy Delmore died Sunday of cardiac arrest. He was given a compassionate release bond the day after he was taken to the hospital. His family said by the time they were told Delmore was in intensive care, there was no brain activity. This is his mother, Natasha
— source democracynow.org | Sep 08, 2023