Timothy Considine
Timothy Considine, 74, died on February 8, 2022, while hospitalized after being taken from Southern Regional Jail in West Virginia. His attorney said his health was fragile and asked that he be moved to a medical facility, but the transfer was denied. Lawrence Messina, media contact for the jail, told The West Virginia Daily News there was no evidence of foul play and that the cause of death was pending the death certificate. The attorney blamed the corrections division and the jail's medical care for his death, and the jail disputed that account.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). Jail officials said there was no evidence of foul play and the cause was pending the death certificate, while his attorney says jail staff denied a transfer to a medical facility despite warnings that his health was fragile.
Reported by: Southern Regional Jail (the agency that held him); his attorney.