Died in prison
Mark Araujo
Mark Araujo died on November 23, 2018, in his segregation cell at Limestone prison in Alabama, where he was held. According to U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson's ruling, he hanged himself with a sheet. The ruling says he had asked for mental health treatment and medication in October but was not examined for almost a month before his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson said Mark Araujo hanged himself with a sheet in his segregation cell, and that he had requested mental health treatment and medication in October but was not examined for almost a month.
Reported by: U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson (court).