Demetrie Jones
Demetrie Jones, who had HIV, collapsed in the Cherokee County Jail in Georgia and died on December 13, 2014. Surveillance footage reportedly shows a CorrectHealth nurse looked into his cell twice without entering, and did not enter until a shift change more than 90 minutes after he collapsed. The autopsy cited acute pneumonia related to AIDS as the cause of death. His mother, Wanda Turner, sued, and the family settled with CorrectHealth for an undisclosed sum; she later said she regretted settling.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The autopsy attributed his death to acute pneumonia related to AIDS, while his mother, Wanda Turner, sued CorrectHealth, alleging that a nurse looked into his cell twice without entering and did not enter for more than 90 minutes after he collapsed.
Reported by: autopsy; Wanda Turner's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His mother, Wanda Turner, sued, and the family settled with CorrectHealth for an undisclosed sum.