Rich-Joseph Facun
The Marshall Project
After Jail Deaths and No Justice, This Kentucky Lawyer Tried to Make a Difference
A tough legal precedent had kept his clients from their day in court, so Greg Belzley decided there was only one thing to do — try to change the law. Christopher Helphenstine, who died in jail in 2017 from severe drug withdrawal, lived near Vanceburg, Ky.
