Anthony Mancini
Anthony Mancini, 53, died of coronary artery disease in 2011 while held at the Torrance County Detention Facility in Estancia, New Mexico, a jail run by CoreCivic. A wrongful death lawsuit says he was given cough syrup and Tums for his symptoms instead of adequate medical care. The lawsuit was settled on September 6. The facility's own account of its medical response is not given in the source.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The family's wrongful death lawsuit says staff gave Mancini cough syrup and Tums for his symptoms instead of adequate care for his coronary artery disease, and the case was settled in September.
Reported by: wrongful death lawsuit.
Lawsuit: A wrongful death lawsuit over his death at the Torrance County Detention Facility was settled in September.