Another inmate dies in Fulton County Jail which is under federal investigation

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A Georgia inmate who was found unresponsive in a medical unit cell at a jail currently under federal investigation later died at an area hospital, authorities said Saturday.

Medical personnel resuscitated Christopher Smith, 34, after a detention officer at the Fulton County Jail found him Thursday. He was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead at about 5:30 a.m. Friday, the sheriff's office said in a news release. The county's Medical Examiner's Office will conduct an autopsy to determine a cause of death, authorities said.

as one of the dozens in the facility during the past few years. The department found credible allegations that the Fulton County Jail is"structurally unsafe, that prevalent violence has resulted in serious injuries and homicides, and that officers are being prosecuted for using excessive force," officials said.

In April his family and attorneys called for a criminal investigation into his death. His attorney showed pictures of Thompson's body, with the family's permission, covered in bugs, and said he"was found dead in a filthy jail cell after being eaten alive by insects and bed bugs."

 

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