Omar Paisley
Omar Paisley, 17, died in 2003 while held at a juvenile detention facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida. A Miami Herald editorial, citing a grand jury report and a 2009 guilty plea by a former nurse, says he died of a burst appendix. The editorial says he asked guards and nurses for help over three days and that staff acted only when it was too late. The former nurse pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of culpable negligence.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. The Miami Herald editorial, citing a grand jury report, says staff ignored his pleas for help over three days while his burst appendix went untreated, and a former nurse later pleaded guilty to culpable negligence.
Reported by: Miami Herald editorial, citing a grand jury report (reporters).