Jimmy Davison
Jimmy Davison, 38, was a former football coach, and his mother Jennie and brother-in-law Sean Deady spent years seeking answers about his death. He was held at the Middlesex County jail in Cambridge in September 2011 when he became ill. People in the transport van said he asked for help and that the van kept driving; he was later found unresponsive at a prison in Concord and taken to Emerson Hospital, where he never regained consciousness. The medical examiner attributed his death to heart disease, while his family sued, saying his right to health care was violated. The sheriff's office settled the case for $500,000.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The medical examiner attributed his death to heart disease, but his family's lawsuit says he was denied timely medical care, and inmates say he asked for help in a transport van while guards kept driving.
Reported by: medical examiner's report (medical examiner or coroner); his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers); inmates.
Lawsuit: Jimmy Davison's family sued, and the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office settled for $500,000.