Jermaine Fuller
Jermaine Tyrone Fuller, 30, of Ridge Spring, was held at Broad River Correctional in Columbia, South Carolina, after being transferred there in 2012. His family's attorneys say he went long stretches without mental health care and lost a large amount of weight in the weeks before he was found hanged in his room in March 2016. The attorneys characterize his death as a suicide, and the state Department of Corrections settled a medical malpractice suit over it without admitting liability. He left three minor children, who are expected to receive part of the settlement.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). The state Department of Corrections ruled Jermaine Tyrone Fuller's death a suicide by hanging, while his family's attorneys say he went long stretches without mental health care and lost a large amount of weight before he was found hanged in his room.
Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); attorneys for his family; Incarceration Transparency.
Lawsuit: His family's attorneys sued the South Carolina Department of Corrections in a medical malpractice suit, which the state settled without admitting liability.