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By Ned Parker (Reuters) - The family of Lee Creely, an inmate who died 17 months ago in Savannah, Georgia, filed a lawsuit against the jail's county a...

Family demand answers after father-of-two, 34, dies in jail three days after being arrested for failing to update his address while on probation - and independent autopsy can't be done because his HEART is 'missing' Lee Creely, 34, was arrested on probation violation in Georgia and booked into Chatham County Detention Center on September 3  Three days later, Creely was found dead in his cell; official autopsy concluded he died from fentanyl overdose  Five Chatham County officers were fired for allegedly failing to check on Creely or respond more quickly, and one was charged with falsifyingÂ...

Georgia legislators seek scrutiny of jail deaths as new case emerges By Ned Parker Lee Creely is seen in this undated handout photo with his son Landon (Reuters) – Georgia lawmakers are calling for greater oversight of the Chatham County Detention Center over a string of deaths documented in a series of reports by Reuters. At least 24 inmates died over 12 years at the facility, two-thirds of them in the last seven years, as the Savannah jail’s healthcare was managed by two different companies. The lawmakers said the pattern of deaths raises questions about the role of private ...