Some Atlanta jail staff members resign after death of inmate allegedly 'eaten alive' by bedbugs
An investigation into the death of a man whose family claims he was "eaten alive by insects and bedbugs" in an Atlanta jail has led to changes. An investigation into the death of a man whose family claims he was " eaten alive by insects and bedbugs" in an Atlanta jail has led to "sweeping changes," according to the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Patrick "Pat" Labat said in a statement Monday that he's asked for and received the resignations of multiple employees of the Fulton County Jail: the chief jailer, assistant chief jailer and the assistant chief jailer of the site's Criminal Investigative Division. The resignations come after the lawyer of LaShawn Thompson's family said last week that Thompson's body was discovered in a "filthy jail cell" on Sept. 13, 2022, after medical staff allegedly ignored his declining Health . "They literally watched his health decline until he died. When his body...