John Lewis Jarrell
John Lewis Jarrell had a history of tonsil and throat cancer and relied on a feeding tube. He was held at Southern Regional Jail in Raleigh County, West Virginia, in October 2021. A federal lawsuit brought by his estate administrator, Martha Jarrell, says jail staff and the contracted medical provider failed to give him proper care and did not feed him as ordered. He was taken to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, where he died of sepsis and pneumonia with his family at his side. The defendants have not responded to the claims in the lawsuit.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). His family's federal lawsuit says jail staff and the contracted medical provider failed to give him proper care and did not feed him as ordered, while he died of sepsis and pneumonia after hospital transfer.
Reported by: Martha Jarrell, estate administrator, through a federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Martha Jarrell, as estate administrator, sued in federal court over his care at Southern Regional Jail, alleging staff and the contracted medical provider failed to provide proper care and feeding; no settlement or award has been reported.