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Lawsuit Alleges Negligence and Lack of Urgent Response to Inmate’s Calls for Help

It’s been three years since Jamari Taylor’s death at Walker Correctional Institution and his mother, Melisia, is finally getting her day in court.

Taylor was 19 when he died. His death certificate says he died from natural causes, but his mother never accepted that. 

“How does a healthy 19 year old die from natural causes?” Mrs. Taylor would ask over and over again as she poured over documents.