Medical staff were dismissive at the Carrabelle, Fla., prison where Jordan-Aparo was serving a 20-month sentence for credit card fraud. Jordan-Aparo’s death in September 2010 became the subject of multiple probes, including an inquiry by the FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Nor did prison workers discriminate against him when they declined to take him to the hospital, the filing says. Medical staff “ordered bedrest and Tylenol” and sent him back to his cell, according to the complaint. Read the lawsuitRead the judge’s rulingCorrection: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated The Washington Post asked the Florida Department of Corrections for comment on Wednesday.

Source: Washington Post November 30, 2017 10:32 UTC