Inmate with mental illness found dead, infested with bed bugs in Atlanta jail.

Lashawn Thompson, a 35-year-old man incarcerated in the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on a misdemeanor charge, was found dead in a squalid cell covered in bed bugs. The family is calling for a criminal investigation into Thompson's death and for the closure and replacement of the jail. The autopsy report noted that there were "extremely severe" infestations of small insects on Thompson's body and a "severe bed bug infestation" in his cell. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office has launched a full investigation into Thompson's death and committed $500,000 to address vermin outbreaks in the jail.