Lawsuit alleges mentally ill inmate starved to death in Indiana jail.

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Joshua McLemore, a man with schizophrenia, died after spending 20 days in solitary confinement in an Indiana jail. He was kept in a windowless room with no human contact, medical or mental health treatment. McLemore lost nearly 45 pounds and was declared dead due to multiple organ failure caused by untreated schizophrenia. His family has filed a federal civil rights complaint alleging abuse and medical neglect. The lawsuit claims that county officials and medical staff were deliberately indifferent to McLemore's medical and mental health needs, and that the jail failed to follow its own policies.
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