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Federal lawsuit filed after inmate dies of dehydration in Indiana jail
Original: Federal lawsuit filed after man with mental health conditions dies of dehydration in the Elkhart County Correctional Center
A federal lawsuit has been filed over the death of a man with mental health conditions who died of dehydration while held at the Elkhart County Correctional Center in Indiana. The filing accuses jail officials of failing to provide adequate medical care and supervision. It renews scrutiny of how county facilities treat detainees with serious mental illness.
Why now: The death and the legal action raise fresh concerns about jail conditions and care of inmates with mental illness.
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