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The judge said the prison employees failed to provide proper medical care, but their actions did not directly cause Jonathan Lancaster's death.

A judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against six former Michigan Department of Corrections employees in the death of an inmate in 2019.

Lancaster received no emergency medical attention until after he died in prison in 2019, despite massive weight loss and dehydration, the AG said.

Lancaster received no emergency medical attention until after he died in prison in 2019, despite massive weight loss and dehydration, the AG said.

LANSING -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today charged eight former and current employees of Alger Correctional Facility in Munising with felony counts

All employees were charged with various felonies, including six of the defendants being hit with involuntary manslaughter counts.

Lancaster received no emergency medical attention until after he died in prison in 2019, despite massive weight loss and dehydration, the AG said.

Eight prison workers, including a former warden and nurse, have been charged by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in the 2019 death of an inmate.

Lancaster received no emergency medical attention until after he died in prison in 2019, despite massive weight loss and dehydration, the AG said.

Eight people, including current and former staff members at the Alger Correctional Facility, have been charged in connection to the death of an inmate in 2019, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.