Crime & Justice

Man Died of ‘Severe Neglect’ in Bug-Infested Georgia Jail Cell, Lawyers Say

‘DISTURBING’

“This is the most deplorable death in custody case in the history of America.”

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

Lashawn Thompson’s cell in the Fulton County Jail.
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Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

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