Gabriel City » marcia powell http://gabrielcity.com Gabriel City is a community for the tens of millions of Americans directly affected by our criminal justice system. We come together to share our stories and help to shape new ones. Inmates and the formerly incarcerated, family members of those serving time, men and women under community supervision, professionals in criminal justice and corrections, and the victims of crime; we support and respect each other as we work to break the endless cycle of crime and incarceration that afflicts our nation. Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:18:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Further Developments in Inmate Death http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/further-developments-in-inmate-death.html http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/further-developments-in-inmate-death.html#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:26:39 +0000 hcdmedia http://gabrielcity.com/?p=1685 A released autopsy revealed new information in the death of an Arizona inmate.

Marcia Powell, 48, died last May in a hospital after collapsing in an outdoor holding cell at the Perryville prison in Goodyear, Arizona. The recently released autopsy found that her core body temperature was 108 degrees and that there were numerous first- and second- degree burns on her face.

Powell was on anti-psychotic drugs at the time of her death, which are known to cause heat related illnesses. The ongoing investigation focuses on whether or not Powell’s death was negligent homicide or an accident.

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Marcia Powell, died May 20th from heat related-illness

Marcia Powell, died May 20th from heat related-illness

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