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NEW: Brian Tracey died of pneumonia while being held at a Florida jail. The jail’s healthcare provider is affiliated with Armor Health companies, which have a history of delaying or denying care to inmates across the country, lawsuits allege. With @thefloridatrib.bsky.social

propublica.orgHe Died in a Florida Jail. The Company in Charge Should Have Sent Him to the Hospital, Experts Say.Most of the state’s jails have stopped contracting with Armor Health companies, which have been sued repeatedly for subpar care. Only one jail, where Brian Tracey died, still uses a company affiliated...

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They killed him "For 30 minutes, Brian Tracey lay naked and unable to breathe on the floor of the medical ward at the St. Johns County Detention Center, a low-roofed building south of Jacksonville, Florida. It was Dec. 15, 2023, the day Tracey was supposed to be released from jail."

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