More than half of the average daily population in Pitkin County’s jail has a serious mental health issue, according to a 2022 report by Justice Planners. The high incidence of mental health issues among incarcerated.
FORT SMITH The jury trial for a federal civil rights lawsuit from the family of a man who died at the Sebastian County jail from acute dehydration and malnutrition in 2021 has been moved to 9 a.m. May 6, 2024, in Fort Smith.
FORT SMITH The jury trial for a federal civil rights lawsuit from the family of a man who died at the Sebastian County jail from acute dehydration and malnutrition in 2021 has been moved to 9 a.m. May 6, 2024, in Fort Smith.
FORT SMITH A jury trial has been set in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died at the Sebastian County jail in 2021 from acute dehydration and malnutrition.
Larry Eugene Price Jr., 51, diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and PTSD, with a reported IQ of 55, was starved to death over the course of his detention at Sebastian County Detention Center.