Died in jail or a lockup
Michael Madden
Michael Madden died at the Milwaukee County Jail on October 28, 2016, while he was held there. A federal lawsuit says he had a heart condition present since birth and a heroin addiction, and that he received little to no health care at the jail before he suffered a seizure and died.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). A federal lawsuit says Madden had a congenital heart condition and heroin addiction, received little to no health care at the Milwaukee County Jail, and died after a seizure.
Reported by: federal lawsuit.
Lawsuit: A federal lawsuit alleges that Michael Madden received little to no health care at the Milwaukee County Jail before he suffered a seizure and died in October 2016.