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Jonathan Magbie

died 2008 · District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Jonathan Magbie was a paraplegic man who used a wheelchair, needed 24-hour care, and required a ventilator to breathe when he slept. He was arrested in Washington, D.C., in 2008, and The Atlantic reported that the jail did not have the facilities to care for him. He died in that jail in 2008.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). The jail did not have the facilities to care for him, a paraplegic man who used a wheelchair and needed round-the-clock care.

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