Officers in Jackson County, Indiana, have agreed to pay $7.25 million to settle a lawsuit introduced by the household of a mentally ailing man who starved to dying over 20 days whereas being held in solitary confinement at an area jail. Joshua McLemore was discovered mendacity bare and confused on the ground of his condominium by a upkeep employee and brought to a hospital. McLemore was arrested at that hospital after pulling a nurse’s hair. Video from the jail confirmed McLemore screaming and speaking incoherently. He misplaced almost 45 kilos throughout his incarceration.
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