Mike Lang
Michael Lang, 47, suffered a medical problem at the Burleigh-Morton County Detention Center in Bismarck, North Dakota, on September 6, 2017, and went into a coma while held there. He died in a hospital on September 13. The state medical examiner ruled heart disease the cause of death, and a state investigation found no wrongdoing by jail staff. His family says he also had pneumonia, low blood sugar and several head and facial injuries, and his widow believes another person held at the jail beat him.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed). The state medical examiner ruled heart disease the cause of death and a state investigation found no wrongdoing by jail staff, but his family says he also had pneumonia, low blood sugar and head and facial injuries, and his widow believes another inmate beat him.
Reported by: state medical examiner; state investigation; his family; his widow.