ATLANTA, Ga. –– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump and attorney Michael Harper will hold a Thursday news conference with the family of Lashawn Thompson, a man who died after three months in Fulton County Jail, to demand a federal investigation by the DOJ into the jail.
The cause of Thompson’s death is undetermined but his cell was found in deplorable conditions, and he had insect bites in his ears, mouth, nose, and all over his body. Lashawn was housed in the psychiatric wing of the jail due to his diagnosed mental health issues.
WHO:
Family of Lashawn Thompson
Attorney Ben Crump
Attorney Michael Harper
Gerald Griggs, NAACP President, Georgia
Rev. Jamal Bryant
WHEN:
April 20, 2023, at 12 pm ET
WHERE:
Fulton County Jail
901 Rice St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
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