Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Michael Carbone

30 years old · Lee County Sheriff's Department, Lee County, North Carolina

Michael Carbone, 30, died while held at the Lee County Jail in Lee County, North Carolina. A news report lists medical neglect as the cause of death, a claim that has not been independently confirmed. The available material does not say when he died or describe what happened in his final days. The report's account of medical neglect is the only stated explanation for his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. A news report lists the cause as medical neglect, but the account gives no detail on what care was missing or who failed to provide it.

Reported by: news report.

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