Died in jail or a lockup
Shawn Duncan
Shawn Duncan was 24 years old when he died in 2001 while held at Orleans Parish Prison in New Orleans. According to an opinion piece on ViaNolaVie, he was placed in a five-point canvas restraint at the jail and was restrained again two days later. The author says he was kept in restraints for more than 42 hours without water, bathroom access or a proper medical examination before he died, and calls the death preventable. The article cites no official cause of death or ruling.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. The article's author says jail staff kept him in canvas restraints for more than 42 hours without water, bathroom access or proper medical examination.
Reported by: the article's author, in an opinion piece.