Wade Jones
Wade Jones, 40, was held at the Kent County Correctional Facility in Michigan, where he died on May 2, 2018. According to his family's wrongful death lawsuit, staff were told he was showing signs of alcohol withdrawal and placed him in an observation cell, where he was found unresponsive. The lawsuit says the oxygen tank was empty or broken and the defibrillator's battery was low when staff tried to help him, and that he went into cardiac arrest. The lawsuit also says he never saw a doctor while in jail, and Corizon denies the allegations.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). His family's wrongful death lawsuit says staff left his alcohol withdrawal untreated and he never saw a doctor, and that he went into cardiac arrest after an oxygen tank and defibrillator failed; Corizon denies the allegations.
Reported by: his family's wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit, and Corizon denies the allegations.