Harvey Hill
Harvey Hill, a 36-year-old Black man, died in May 2018 while held at the Madison County Detention Center in Mississippi. The state medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, reporting multiple blunt trauma including a neck hematoma. His family's civil rights lawsuit alleges that detention officers beat him, that a nurse did not assess him, and that he was left alone in a cell before paramedics arrived. The family's case against the county and officers was later settled, and the family's attorney said a federal investigation appeared to be ongoing.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (neglect alleged). The state medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from multiple blunt trauma, and the family's lawsuit says detention officers beat him and that a nurse failed to assess him and he was left alone before paramedics arrived.
Reported by: Mississippi State Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued Madison County and its detention officers, and the case was settled out of court in 2020 for an amount that was not disclosed.