Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A 32-year-old man died in 2014 while held at a jail near Detroit, Michigan. His family's lawsuit says he lost 50 pounds over a monthlong stay while withdrawing from methadone, opioids and benzodiazepines. A jail video shows him lying naked on a stone floor, and the lawsuit calls his death slow and painful.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. His family's lawsuit says jail staff failed to treat his withdrawal from methadone, opioids and benzodiazepines during a monthlong stay.
Reported by: his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued over his death in a Michigan jail near Detroit, where he had been held while withdrawing from drugs.