Billy Jackson
Billy Jackson died while held at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida, a juvenile facility. Official records list his cause of death as kidney failure, according to forensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle. Kimmerle disputes that account, pointing to a record that he was beaten two weeks before he died and was admitted to hospital, and she believes the beating caused his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed). Official records list kidney failure as the cause, but forensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle disputes this, citing a record that he was beaten two weeks before his death and admitted to hospital, and she believes the beating caused his death.
Reported by: official records, as cited by Professor Erin Kimmerle (the agency that held him); Professor Erin Kimmerle.