Name not reported
A person held in ICE custody at the Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez, Mississippi, died in fiscal year 2021. The Mississippi Office of the State Medical Examiner listed the cause of death as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. An Office of Inspector General contracted physician found that an earlier ECG change should have prompted a transfer to a hospital, and that the delay potentially contributed to the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The Mississippi Office of the State Medical Examiner listed the cause as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and an OIG contracted physician said an earlier ECG change should have prompted hospital transfer and the delay potentially contributed to the death.
Reported by: Mississippi Office of the State Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Office of the Inspector General (outside investigators).