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Fulton Jail Neglect Leaves Inmate Missing Limbs, Sparks Reform

4/30/2026

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Rashaad Muhammad lost fingers and lower legs after medical neglect at Fulton County Jail, despite a $1.3 billion investment and a consent decree.
Attorney Ben Crump called the treatment indifference that violated Muhammad’s constitutional rights and criticized NaphCare after inmate Lashawn Thompson died in a bedbug-infested cell in September 2022.
Fulton County officials pledged a new jail and entered a court-enforceable consent decree in January 2025 after a DOJ civil-rights investigation began in July 2023.

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Rashaad Muhammad lost fingers and lower legs after medical neglect at Fulton County Jail, despite a $1.3 billion investment and a consent decree.
Attorney Ben Crump called the treatment indifference that violated Muhammad’s constitutional rights and criticized NaphCare after inmate Lashawn Thompson died in a bedbug-infested cell in September 2022.
Fulton County officials pledged a new jail and entered a court-enforceable consent decree in January 2025 after a DOJ civil-rights investigation began in July 2023.