To correct the last post, Sweet Dagza actually died on June 23, 2021, an inmate of Lubbock County Jail in Lubbock, Texas. June 6, 2021, was her date of booking. The custodial death reports shows that she exhibited both mental health problems and medical problems.

Inmate is Denied Insulin and Dies

Outcries against denial of proper medical care happen in Texas and across the country. Many complaints have been made against the third-party medical care provided in a particular county jail outside of Texas. A newspaper wrote an expose on several specific cases. An 18-year-old man was the subject of several stories about inmates denied medical care. The young man requested medical care in order to get needed insulin, but he was ignored by the jail staff. The following day, he died of diabetic ketoacidosis, which results from lack of insulin.

Two nurses at the medical care company spoke out against the company. They claimed that medication inmates needed was sometimes denied if it was too expensive.

A Man Allegedly Dies in Jail Unnecessarily

After the painful death of a 64-year-old inmate, deputies from the county jail shared about what happened. The man had been in a lot of pain. At some point, his condition worsened so that he was unable to walk. He also began shaking uncontrollably. A doctor with the jail’s medical staff required numerous deputies of varying ranks to verify that a wheelchair was needed to transport him. This story will continued in this continuing series. Also see Part 1, and Part 2.

There is never an intention on this website to suggest that persons or entities have participated in misdeeds. Posts are added to benefits inmates now or formerly housed in Texas county jails.

–Guest Contributor