Alaska Public Media3d
ACLU sues Alaska Department of Corrections over death of inmate
The lawsuit claims that DOC failed to respond to Lewis Jordan Jr.’s calls for help until bacterial meningitis led to his coma ...
KTOO3d
Family, ACLU sue Alaska Department of Corrections for man’s death due to untreated ear infection
The lawsuit alleges DOC staff showed “deliberate indifference” to Lewis Jordan Jr., 53, as he suffered an untreated acute ear ...
Anchorage Daily News8d
Lawsuit charges Alaska inmate’s untreated ear infection led to meningitis and death
Lewis Jordan Jr. could have been saved by antibiotics but never got the chance to see a doctor, the lawsuit contends.
Fairbanks KTVF on MSN5mon
Inmates’ medical information on Alaska Department of Corrections training website violates federal law, civil rights advocates say
of Alaska said Monday the state Department of Corrections and one of its contractors have been failing to protect ...
Prison staff ignored inmate’s ‘stabbing’ ear pain, then he died, Alaska lawsuit says
An otherwise healthy inmate died after a “raging” ear infection developed into spinal meningitis as staff at an Alaska prison ...
Alaska Native News8d
ACLU of Alaska files second lawsuit against the Alaska Department of Corrections for death in custody
Lewis Jordan, Jr. died of bacterial meningitis after symptoms and pleas for help were deliberately ignored by DOC staff in ...
Yahoo8d
Lawsuit charges Alaska inmate's untreated ear infection led to meningitis and death
The Alaska Department of Corrections hasn't responded in court to the lawsuit yet. The lawsuit was filed on the same day that the House State Affairs Committee held a hearing on inmate deaths ...