Cover-up alleged in Pottawatomie County jail deaths journalrecord.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from journalrecord.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Seven detainees had medical and mental health or substance use complications requiring care. None of them survived. The jail has defied court orders to produce those records, an investigation found.
SHAWNEE, Okla. — Pottawatomie County jail officials apparently defied state laws and a judge’s order when they concealed information on the deaths of seven vulnerable detainees.