Frederick WhitlockÂ
The family of a man who died at Vigo County Jail has secured a private autopsy in northwest Indiana in the hopes of determining his cause and manner of death.
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Frederick Whitlock, 56, died Dec. 4 and later tested positive for COVID-19, a death that has stirred questions from the family and a local group regarding COVID safety protocols in the jail and whether Whitlock received appropriate care.
Whitlock s death also resulted in blanket testing for those incarcerated at Vigo County Jail. More than one-third of the jail population, or 108 inmates and two staff members, tested positive.
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the number of prisoners who have been infected with the disease, including
where infected prisoners are housed in the Jail;
what type of medical attention have those prisoners received and what will be
received in the future if changes are being made in treatment protocols;
the specific steps being taken to protect prisoners who are not infected, including
where noninfected prisoners are being housed in the Jail;
the results of the Board of Health visit to the Jail, its recommendations, and the
steps being taken to implement the recommendations;
any and all COVID-19 protocols currently in place at the Jail;
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Concerns about the jail: A message for the late Frederick Whitlock was written on the vehicle of a protester on Dec. 9 outside of the Vigo County Jail.
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John Plasse
A federal judge Tuesday ordered Vigo County s sheriff to provide a COVID-19 status update on infected inmates, medical attention and specific steps being taken to protect those incarcerated at the county jail from the contagious virus.
The ACLU of Indiana filed a motion Monday after Vigo County Sheriff John Plasse last week stated 108 inmates and two staff have tested positive for COVID-19.
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