Kaepernick funds autopsy for inmate who died in insect-infested jail cell.
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Colin Kaepernick will pay for an independent autopsy of Lashawn Thompson, a Georgia jail inmate who died last year while covered in insects. Thompson's family and their attorneys have called for the closure of the jail and requested a criminal investigation into his death. Kaepernick launched the Autopsy Initiative last year to offer free, secondary autopsies to family members of anyone whose death is "police-related."
Topics:nationjustice#autopsy-initiative#ben-crump#colin-kaepernick#fulton-county-jail#justice#lashawn-thompson
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- Colin Kaepernick to pay for autopsy of Fulton County inmate who died in jail FOX 5 Atlanta
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