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Family of Mentally Ill Man Alleges He Was Kept Naked in Concrete Cell and May Have Been Placed in Freezer Before His Death

The family of Anthony Don Mitchell, a mentally ill man who died in an Alabama jail, has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was kept naked in a concrete cell and may have been placed in a freezer or other frigid environment. The lawsuit states that an emergency room doctor who tried unsuccessfully to revive Mitchell wrote that hypothermia was the ultimate cause of his death. The family is seeking unspecified damages and a jury trial.