Officials in Jackson County, Indiana, have agreed to pay<\/a> $7.25 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a mentally ill man who starved to death over 20 days while being held in solitary confinement at a local jail. Joshua McLemore was found lying naked and confused on the floor of his apartment by a maintenance worker and taken to a hospital. McLemore was arrested at that hospital after pulling a nurse’s hair. Video from the jail showed McLemore screaming and talking incoherently. He lost nearly 45 pounds during his incarceration.<\/p>\n

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