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Dino Vann Nixon

died 2013 · Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Dino Vann Nixon died in the Forsyth County jail in North Carolina in 2013. Reporting gives withdrawal from an anti-anxiety medication as the cause of death. Nixon's widow sued over the death and has pursued the company's internal investigation records. A judge ordered Correct Care Solutions to turn over pre-suit internal investigation materials, and the company is appealing, arguing the materials are protected peer review documents.

Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. His widow's lawsuit says he died of withdrawal from an anti-anxiety medication at the Forsyth County jail.

Reported by: his widow's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).

Lawsuit: His widow sued Correct Care Solutions over his death in the Forsyth County jail in 2013, and a judge ordered the company to turn over pre-suit internal investigation materials, which the company is appealing as protected peer review documents.

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