Michael Baker
Michael D. Baker died in March 2016 while held at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution in Milton, Florida, a state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural and gave the date as March 9, while another account gives March 10. Attorney James V. Cook says Michael had sickle cell disease, that he complained for months of being denied medicine for it, and that he was refused a doctor's visit. The department's Office of the Inspector General is still investigating, and a wrongful death lawsuit over his death is in discovery.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the death as natural, while attorney James V. Cook says Baker had sickle cell disease, was denied medicine for months and was refused a doctor's visit, and a wrongful death lawsuit is in discovery.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); attorney James V. Cook (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued the state over his death at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution, and the case is in discovery, with no settlement or award reported.