Ben McClure
Ben McClure, 23, of Rainsville, Alabama, had been diagnosed with depression and anxiety years earlier. He died on December 30, 2017, at Limestone prison in north Alabama after jumping from an upper tier of a dormitory, and the prison system said he died of head injuries. Alabama prison system spokesman Bob Horton said an investigation found the death was a suicide. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson's ruling says that after he fell, correctional officers waited for nursing staff before beginning lifesaving measures.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). Alabama prison spokesman Bob Horton said an investigation found Ben McClure jumped from a second-tier cellblock in a suicide, and U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson's ruling says correctional officers waited for nursing staff to begin lifesaving measures after he jumped.
Reported by: Alabama prison system spokesman Bob Horton (the agency that held him); U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson (court).