Jail staff in San Diego delayed prisoner's surgery for a malignant lung tumor, federal lawsuit alleges
The surgery finally happened only after local media reported on the situation, but after the prisoner's condition had worsened
In May 2022, Clarence Hightower found out he had a 2-by-3 centimeter mass in his right lung.
Later that summer, he found out it was cancerous.
At the end of the year, Hightower appeared in San Diego County Superior Court for sentencing on a 2021 assault charge after an altercation with his ex-wife and her sister, the San D…