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Ramon McGhee

  • Age: 42
  • Name of Jail: Shelby County Jail
  • Location: Memphis, TN
  • Cause of Death*: Severe malnutrition, starvation, dehydration and extensive insect infestation.
  • Incarceration Type: TK
  • Private Company: Wellpath
  • Incarceration Duration: TK
  • Date of Death: January 12, 2024

Body covered in lice and bed bugs. Prelimiary autopsy report indicates "severe malnutrition, starvation, dehydration and extensive insect infestation." McGhee’s mother Lisa Choat said she was sending meals to the jail.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump called for a federal investigation

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