Mark Anthony Brown
Mark Anthony Brown died on March 18, 2024, while held at Eastern Correctional Institution on Maryland's Eastern Shore. His family's civil rights lawsuit says the prison showed deliberate indifference to an obvious, escalating medical emergency that led to his death. The lawsuit also alleges that the state has an unconstitutional pattern of poor medical care in its prisons, citing the experiences of 38 other people held there.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). His family's civil rights lawsuit says prison staff showed deliberate indifference to an obvious, escalating medical emergency and did not treat it.
Reported by: family's civil rights lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued in federal court over the prison's medical care, alleging deliberate indifference to an escalating medical emergency that led to his death at Eastern Correctional Institution; no settlement or verdict amount is reported.