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In a medical condition on the floor. he was left in his cell for 36 hours. when he was taken to a hospital, it was too late. hicks was diagnosed with an ischemic stroke. we don't know if a new investigation has been launched but we did get a statement from armor correctional health services. they said they apply nationally recognized medical guidelines for individual situations, diagnoses and incidents. due to federal hipaa regulations, we can't comment specifically on the patient's case, nor can we comment on the specifics of the settlement matter. armor recognizes this is a very tragic incid...