Lawsuit: Duval jail’s neglect led to heart transplant recipient’s death

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters faces a new federal lawsuit filed this week by the family of a man who died after a short stint in Duval County’s jail. The lawsuit accuses the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office of violating 54-year-old Dexter Barry’s constitutional rights after denying him medication for a heart transplant.

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