Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A lawsuit says staff at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in Charleston County ignored a man's worsening depression while he was held there. The lawsuit says he died by suicide. The lawsuit says jail staff failed to act on the signs of his declining mental health before his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). A lawsuit says jail staff ignored the man's worsening depression before he died by suicide.
Reported by: lawsuit.
Lawsuit: A lawsuit claims that jail staff at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in Charleston County ignored a man's worsening depression before he died by suicide, and the allegations have not been tested in court.