Name not reported
An unnamed man held at an Alabama state prison died after abdominal surgery. According to a Southern Poverty Law Center and Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program report, he told medical staff he was bleeding from his rectum. On the day he died, he asked for two new pairs of pants because he kept bleeding through his clothes, and staff offered him an antacid instead. The report attributes the death to medical neglect.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). The Southern Poverty Law Center and Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program report says staff ignored his repeated reports of rectal bleeding after abdominal surgery, offering him an antacid instead of treatment when he asked for new pants.
Reported by: Southern Poverty Law Center and Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program report (advocates).