John P. Gleeson
John P. Gleeson, 40, was an electrician and the father of a 10-year-old son and a 12-year-old daughter, according to his family. He was held at the Nassau County Jail in New York, and on July 14, 2014, he died after his neck swelled and he could not breathe. His family says he told guards that swelling and pain were spreading from his hands to his chest and neck, and that he was left without adequate care. A lawsuit says requests for the medication he took at home went unanswered for days and that he was given the wrong medications. The New York Commission on Corrections found the death preventable and said Armor, the jail's health contractor, bore responsibility.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). The New York Commission on Corrections found the death preventable and said Armor, the jail's health contractor, bore responsibility, and his family says he told guards his swelling was spreading and was left without adequate care.
Reported by: New York Commission on Corrections (outside investigators); his family, including his father John Gleeson Sr. (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: A lawsuit 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.