Ramsey Co. jail death prods decision to add nurse (Minneapo


Five weeks after a diabetic inmate was found dying in his jail cell, Ramsey County commissioners voted on Tuesday to hire an overnight nurse for the jail. An overnight nurse might have made the difference for Randy Gallmeyer, who died Oct. 22 of complications from untreated diabetes, Sheriff Bob Fletcher said. Gallmeyer's death sparked outrage among diabetics and their advocates around the ...

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