A federal lawsuit alleges that a man with a history of mental illness died after 20 days locked away, naked, in a windowless isolation cell at a southern Indiana jail, where he lost nearly 45 pounds
Arrested for pulling a nurse s hair during a psychotic fit, the suit alleges Joshua McLemore received no medical care and dropped 45 pounds in three weeks.
EDWARDSVILLE – The brother of a man who died while in custody at the Madison County jail is suing the former sheriff and jail staff, alleging they ignored the inmate's complaints of heroin withdrawal symptoms before eventually passing out and hitting his head.