Died in jail or a lockup
Joe Dixon
Joe Dixon, 29, was an insulin-dependent diabetic who died in his cell at the George County Correctional Facility in Mississippi in September 2014. Prosecutors allege he was denied adequate medical attention over the nine days before his death. A former jail nurse was tried on a manslaughter charge in the case, and the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict, so prosecutors said they will retry it.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Prosecutors allege staff denied him adequate medical care for his insulin-dependent diabetes over nine days.
Reported by: prosecutors.