In the days before Javarick Gantt was strangled to death in jail, he was forced to share a cell with a first-degree murder ...

Javarick Gantt’s relatives accused the state of failing to protect the deaf man and providing no information about what led ...

The family of deaf man Javarick Gantt sues Baltimore jail for failing to protect him from his killer cellmate.

Javarick Gantt, a deaf detainee, was strangled to death in jail after being forced to share a cell with a violent first-degree murder suspect. His family's lawsuit highlights communication challenges ...

BALTIMORE — In the days before Javarick Gantt was strangled to death in jail, he was forced to share a cell with a first-degree murder suspect whose violent behavior had already alarmed his ...

Baltimore Jail Staff Failed to Protect a Deaf Man Killed by Cellmate, Lawsuit Alleges BALTIMORE (AP) — In the days before Javarick Gantt was strangled to death in jail, he was forced to share a ...

Gantt, who used sign language because he was deaf, struggled to communicate with corrections officers and other detainees, making him especially vulnerable to violence, his family alleges.