Deaths in Custody
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Sylvia Donelson

47 years old · died November 11, 2014 · Carroll County Detention Center, Carroll County, Arkansas

Sylvia Donelson, 47, died on November 11, 2014, while held at the Carroll County Detention Center in Carroll County, Arkansas. A news report listed the cause of death as medical neglect.

Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. A news report claims the death was caused by medical neglect at the Carroll County Detention Center, though the account gives no further detail on the failures of care.

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