MEMPHIS, Tenn. –– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has issued the following statement regarding the release of Ramon McGhee’s preliminary autopsy results and photos of cell conditions he was found in at Shelby County Jail.
While in custody, 42-year-old McGhee was found unresponsive on Jan. 10 and taken to the hospital, where he later died on Jan. 12. Family members reported that when he arrived at the hospital, McGhee was covered in a massive amount of lice and bed bugs.
The preliminary autopsy report states that McGhee was suffering from a multitude of ailments due to severe neglect, including extensive and severe body insect infestations, severe anemia, kidney disease, and organ failure/severe sepsis. Photos (attached – warning: graphic material) show extremely unsanitary conditions at the jail, including a cell with human feces smeared on the wall.
Attorney Crump issued the following statement:
“The preliminary findings from the autopsy and the released photos provide proof of the inhumane circumstances that Ramon was forced to endure while being held in custody at Shelby County Jail. Not only do they show that lice and bed bugs consumed his body, but they also provide evidence of the abuse and intolerable treatment constantly experienced by inmates. Government officials can no longer disregard such abuse, which will ultimately lead to more blood on their hands.”
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