John Gleeson
John Gleeson, 40, was an electrician and father. He was held at a Nassau County, New York, jail in late May 2014 and died there on July 14, 2014. According to a lawsuit, requests for the medication he took at home went unanswered for days, and he was given the wrong medications. The New York Commission on Corrections said his neck swelled until he could not breathe, and found the death preventable, saying Armor, the jail's health contractor, bore responsibility.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). His family's lawsuit says jail staff ignored requests for his home medication for days and gave him the wrong drugs, and a New York state commission found his death preventable and blamed the jail's health contractor, Armor.
Reported by: New York Commission on Corrections (outside investigators); his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: A lawsuit filed over his death alleges that requests for the medication he took at home went unanswered for days and that he was given the wrong medications.