Inmate Who Couldn’t Afford $100 Bail Starved To Death ln Jail, Lawsuit Says

An Arkansas inmate who lived with severe mental illness was neglected by jail staff and healthcare providers and allowed to starve to death in a solitary confinement cell, a new lawsuit alleges.

According to the Washington Post, the family of 50-year-old Larry Eugene Price recently filed a wrongful-death lawsuit after he lost over 100 pounds and died while detained at Sebastian County Detention Center.

Before his death, Price, who was unhoused, would frequently wander into the Fort Smith, Arkansas police station. But during one of his visits to the station, Price was arrested on a state felony charge after he pretended to point a gun at officers using his fingers while threatening and cursing at them.

Police said they arrested Price for his well-being and agreed that he was no immediate threat. After he was detained, Price went before a judge who set bail at $100, a price he couldn’t afford.

According to the family’s lawsuit, Price never sat trial for the charges and became…