Clayton County inmate dies after hours-long transport to south Georgia rehabilitation center [Video]

JONESBORO, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A Clayton County inmate has died after being found unresponsive at the end of a four-hour transport to an Albany rehabilitation center.

Joseph Singleton, 39, had been in jail for about two years, according to his wife Trisha Singleton.

Trisha told Atlanta News First that as part of his probation, Joseph would go to Bainbridge Rehabilitation Center. That would be his final step before being released.

However, he never got that chance.

“When you’re in custody, it’s meant to protect yourself and others. And he wasn’t protected,” said Trisha. “I got a call Monday afternoon, around 1 or 2, telling me that he had had an episode on the bus, the transport bus, and that he was on life support.”

Trisha said she was told, based on findings from CT scans, at some point during the drive, he had stopped breathing. They did not realize it until they arrived at …