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A man held in an Alabama state prison died in January 2014 after an injection during dialysis, according to an investigation by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program. The investigation says the injection sent him into cardiac arrest. It also says the dialysis unit had an emergency cart, but the people present did not know how to use its equipment, and he died. The substance that was injected is not identified in the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. The SPLC and ADAP investigation says staff gave him an injection during dialysis that caused cardiac arrest, and that no one present knew how to use the emergency cart equipment.
Reported by: SPLC and ADAP investigation (outside investigators).