Sharon Diane Blalock
Sharon Diane Blalock was held at Emanuel Women's Facility in Swainsboro, Georgia, in 2011. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, she suffered for weeks, her skin so yellowed by jaundice that it was visible to the women around her. Other women held at the facility said she clearly needed a doctor's attention quickly, and that it never came. One woman who knew her well said the women who watched her suffer feared they would never be treated and would die in prison themselves.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Other women held at the facility said Blalock clearly needed a doctor's attention quickly and that it never came, while she suffered for weeks with jaundice.
Reported by: other women held at Emanuel Women's Facility (witnesses).