Lawsuit: Man’s Jail Death Caused by Inadequate Medical Care

Lawsuit: Man’s Jail Death Caused by Inadequate Medical Care
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The Associated Press
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ATLANTA—The family of a man who died in a jail in Atlanta’s suburbs said his death could have been prevented if he had received proper medical attention for an ulcer that caused internal bleeding.

Deion Strayhon’s family filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against NaphCare Inc., a private company contracted to provide medical care at the Gwinnett County Jail, as well as several doctors and nurses who treated Strayhon.