Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis died by hanging in the Grant County jail in Kentucky in April 2010. According to the sources, he had been placed alone in a cell with a bed sheet despite being judged a suicide risk. A Justice Department review later found serious breakdowns in the jail's medical care that year. The jail's own inquiry said its procedures were followed.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). Carl Lewis was placed alone in a cell with a bed sheet despite being judged a suicide risk; a Justice Department review found serious breakdowns in jail medical care that year, while the jail's own inquiry found its procedures were followed.
Reported by: Grant County jail (the agency that held him); Justice Department review (outside investigators).