Photos of the cell and of the man's face and body covered in insects sparked outrage last week when they spread on social media.
in a Georgia jail’s psychiatric wing is calling for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the facility.
Photos of the cell and of Thompson’s face and body covered in insects sparked outrage last week when they spread on social media after his family’s local attorney, Michael Harper, released them to news outlets. The medical examiner’s report lists Thompson’s cause of death as “undetermined” but notes a “severe bed bug infestation.”
Harper has said jail staff did nothing to address Thompson’s deteriorating health in the weeks before his death and has called for a criminal investigation. Thompson had been arrested on June 12 on a misdemeanor battery charge. Labat said that once investigations into Thompson’s death — an internal one by his office and another by the Atlanta Police Department — are complete, they will be turned over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
He also said the jail’s medical provider terminated its contract for jail services on Tuesday and that his office is reviewing proposals for a new medical provider.
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