In June 2022, Sheriff Richard Stringer was named in a federal lawsuit following the death of Robert Harris, a former Mobile police officer, in the Washington County Jail. The lawsuit alleges that Harris was strapped to a chair and beaten by detainees under the direction of a detention officer, and was denied medical attention, leading to his death on June 15, 2022. The suit also highlights inhumane conditions at the overcrowded and understaffed jail. ([fox10tv.com](https://www.fox10tv.com/2024/01/10/family-former-mobile-cop-who-died-washington-county-jail-files-federal-lawsuit/?utm_source=openai))

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