Lance Quick was taken to the Bannock County Jail for processing in 2018. He died less than a week later Less than a week later of dehydration and starvation.
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Prosecutor says no criminal charges in jail starvation death
by Rebecca Boone, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 13, 2021 4:55 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 13, 2021 at 4:58 pm EDT
BOISE, Idaho Idaho jailers watched as a mentally ill man starved to death, according to a newly released investigatory report, but a prosecutor says there isn’t enough evidence to justify criminal charges in the case.
Lance Quick, 40, was a home inspector in the grip of a manic episode when he was taken to the Bannock County Jail for processing on Dec. 8, 2018. Quick, like millions of other Americans, had bipolar disorder a common but serious mental illness that causes periods of depression and periods of manic behaviour that can sometimes turn into psychotic episodes.
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