Daniel Christian Melton

Daniel Melton died in 2012 while held at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. According to The Appeal, he repeatedly asked for medicine and medical help for stomach pain, which was later found to be peptic ulcers, and the deputy on duty ignored those requests. A 2015 report in The Advocate lists his death among several earlier deaths cited in a lawsuit over the prison's medical care, and gives November 2012 as the month he died. The lawsuit says the requests for care were not answered.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). A deputy on duty ignored Daniel's repeated requests for medicine and medical help for stomach pain, which was later found to be peptic ulcers.

Reported by: reporters.

Sources (2)

• East Baton Rouge officials dispute claim that Parish Prison’s health care is deficient, resulting in death of inmate The Advocate, December 11, 2015
• Most Recent Deaths At East Baton Rouge Jail Could Have Been Avoided The Appeal, August 15, 2018