Alton D. Cowins
Alton D. Cowins was held at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Virginia. According to a Justice Department report, he was admitted in March 2015 in extreme psychosis, did not see a psychiatrist, and was placed in isolation. The report says staff did not examine him in April as his condition worsened, and that he was later found unresponsive. The Justice Department report lists his cause of death as an ulcer and states that the death was preventable had he received adequate medical attention.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). A Justice Department report says he died of an ulcer and that jail staff did not examine him as his condition worsened, so the death was preventable with adequate medical attention.
Reported by: U.S. Department of Justice report (outside investigators).