Inmate Suing Oklahoma Jail Over Baby Shark Torture Claim Found Dead In Same Facility

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By Bry'onna Mention· Updated September 15, 2022

Over the weekend, an Oklahoma County inmate was found dead in his jail cell. The inmate was a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the county alleging that in 2019, he and other inmates were tortured. The inmates claim that that jail employees forced them to listen to the children’s song “Baby Shark” on repeat for hours.

John Basco, 48, was found unresponsive in his cell early

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