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Prisoner Found Unresponsive in Cell in Baxter County, Arkansas

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Frank Compton was found unresponsive in his cell in the Baxter County jail in Arkansas. Mr. Compton was allegedly arrested for suspicion of public intoxication and criminal trespass. We are uncertain as to what caused Mr. Compton’s death and make no allegation of any wrongdoing against anyone in this post. Instead, we are providing general information.

If jailers are aware that a person is significantly intoxicated, whether by drugs or alcohol, jailers, and the city or county for which they work, might be constitutionally obligated to use appropriate detoxification efforts. If jailers, cities, and/or counties fail to do so, they might be liable to family members who survived a deceased prisoner. Such claims are usually brought pursuant to a federal statute – 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Written By: author avatar Dean Malone
author avatar Dean Malone
Dean Malone is the founder of Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a jail neglect civil rights law firm. Mr. Malone earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA, and from Baylor University School of Law with a general civil litigation concentration. Mr. Malone served in several staff positions for the Baylor Law Review, including executive editor. Mr. Malone is an experienced trial lawyer, trying a number of cases to jury verdict and also handling arbitrations through final hearing. He heads the jail neglect section of his law firm, in which lawyers litigate cases involving serious injury and death resulting from jail neglect and abuse. Lawyers frequently refer cases to Mr. Malone due to his focus on this very complicated civil rights practice area.
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