County Jail Inmate's Death Caused by Mold Exposure, His Parent Claims in Federal Case

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - According to a complaint filed in federal court, the death of a county jail inmate was caused by exposure to toxic mold in the county criminal justice facility. Thelma Howard, as Next Friend and surviving parent of James Marsh, Jr., Deceased, v. Giles County, Tenn., et al., No. 03-CV-51 (D. Tenn., Middle Dist., Middle Div.).

The complaint was filed April 24 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee at Nashville by the deceased individual's parent, who alleges that the death of her son was caused by exposure to molds while incarcerated in the …