Name not reported
An unnamed man died at the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond, Mississippi, on August 3, 2021. His cellmate said he had been using spice that night, and the death was attributed to an apparent drug overdose, as claimed by court-appointed monitor Elizabeth E. Simpson. Other people held at the facility said they called for help for hours without a response. No autopsy or toxicology report was available in the article, so the cause of death is not yet established.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). Court-appointed monitor Elizabeth E. Simpson said the man apparently died of a drug overdose, and other people held there said staff did not answer their calls for help for hours.
Reported by: court-appointed monitor Elizabeth E. Simpson (outside investigators); his cellmate and other people held at Hinds County Detention Center (witnesses).