Alabama-based medical provider NaphCare will continue providing physical and mental health services at the Fulton County Jail after commissioners voted unanimously to extend its contract.
Both NaphCare and the Fulton County Jail gained national attention this year after the case of 35-year-old Lashawn Thompson came to light. An independent autopsy found that Thompson died in 2022 in a bedbug-infested cell on the psychiatric floor due to what the review called “severe neglect.”
A lawsuit has not been filed in that case. But the June 7 vote by county commissioners calls for an additional $4.8 million so NaphCare can continue to provide physical and mental health services at the jail through the end of the year, plus 6% raises for employees and authorization to hire 13 more.
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