Jessie Lee Williams
Jessie Lee Williams, 40, died in February 2005 after an encounter with jailers in the booking room of the Harrison County jail in Mississippi. Surveillance video captured the force used against him, and the sources describe it as the basis for the case against the jailers. He was taken to a hospital, where he was declared brain dead and taken off life support, and he died within a day. A criminal jury convicted a former sergeant of killing him, and his family won a wrongful death suit in federal court.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A jury convicted a former sergeant of killing Williams, and his family's federal wrongful death suit followed, with surveillance video showing force used against him in the booking room.
Reported by: criminal jury verdict against a former sergeant; federal wrongful death suit.
Lawsuit: His family won a wrongful death suit against the jailers in federal court.