Name not reported
C.G., a 74-year-old man with hypertension, was held at the Miami-Dade Correctional Institute in Florida. The Florida Justice Institute, in a lawsuit, says he was kept in a crowded dorm without air conditioning, and that fellow prisoners saw him sweating and confused on the morning of July 3, 2023, when he died around 8 a.m. The lawyers say the heat likely caused his death. The Florida Department of Corrections declined to comment on the pending litigation, and the autopsy did not mention heat.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). Florida Justice Institute attorneys say the heat in the unairconditioned dorm likely caused his death and that staff left him without care while he was sweating and confused, while the Department of Corrections declined to comment on the pending litigation.
Reported by: Florida Justice Institute attorneys (family or their lawyers); people held in the same dorm.
Lawsuit: Florida Justice Institute attorneys sued over the death of a 74-year-old man identified as C.G. at the Miami-Dade Correctional Institute, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.