Name not reported
An unnamed man held at the Idaho State Correctional Institution, south of Boise, reportedly died of sepsis after pneumonia went untreated and he developed a flesh-eating infection, according to inmates' attorney Christopher Pooser in federal court filings. The state has not addressed this specific case, and the corrections director said he could not comment on the claims because they are before the court. The allegations are part of a motion for contempt in a long-running health care lawsuit. The article gives no date for the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). Inmates' attorney Christopher Pooser says in federal court filings that a man at the Idaho State Correctional Institution had pneumonia that went untreated and died of sepsis after a flesh-eating infection; the state's corrections director declined to address the specific case because it is before the court.
Reported by: inmates' attorney Christopher Pooser, in federal court filings (family or their lawyers).