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Joshua Clark

died November 2021 · Edgecombe County Detention Center, Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Joshua Clark died in custody at the Edgecombe County Detention Center in North Carolina in November 2021. A state DHSR death investigation found that jail staff failed to properly perform supervision rounds, a finding Disability Rights North Carolina reported in December 2022.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). A DHSR death investigation found that jail staff failed to properly perform supervision rounds.

Reported by: DHSR death investigation (outside investigators).

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