How many inmates does it take to get eaten by insects before the Fulton County Jail in Georgia will do something about the filth? Fortunately for the rest of the inmates, it only took one.
After it was determined that Lashawn Thompson, 35, suffered from schizophrenia, Thompson found himself relegated to the psychiatric ward of the Fulton County Jail after being arrested in Atlanta on a misdemeanor battery charge. He was there for three months, awaiting his day in court. He never made it. Thompson was allegedly eaten alive by bedbugs and other insects.
“It’s no secret that the dilapidated and rapidly eroding conditions of the current facility make it incredibly difficult to meet the goal of providing a safe, clean, well-maintained and healthy environment for all inmates and staff,” Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat stated.
