Corey Paul Denton Davis Dies After Incarceration at League City, Texas Police Department

The League City Police Department, in League City, Texas, filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of Corey Paul Denton Davis. Mr. Davis was only 36 years old at the time of his death. The summary portion of the report reads in its entirety:

“On July 27, 2021 Corey Davis turned himself in on League City municipal warrants so that he could sit his time out in the League City jail. During the booking procedure, Mr. Davis advised that he has COPD, sleep apnea, and would likely be suffering from withdrawals from alcoholism. On July 28, 2021, Mr. Davis began suffering from apparent withdrawals and EMS was called to check on him. Mr. Davis refused to go to the hospital and refused further medical treatment for the remainder of his stay in the jail. On July 31, 2021 jail staff checked on Mr. Davis at approximately 6:30am. They notified the on duty Sergeant that Mr. Davis was laying on the floor, nude and mumbling to himself. Mr. Davis was set to be released for time served at 8:00am that same morning so the decision was made to monitor Mr. Davis until his release that was scheduled for less than two hours away. At approximately 7:10am, jail staff checked on Mr. Davis again and found him unresponsive and not breathing. EMS was immediately called and CPR was initiated. Mr. Davis was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased.”

The report also indicates that Mr. Davis exhibited mental health problems. Without making any comment regarding whether the jail or jailers acted appropriately, the 14^th Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the right of pre-trial detainees to receive reasonable medical care and mental health care. People who are in jails, subject to the custody or a city or county, must be protected from themselves and others. If they are not protected and/or do not receive appropriate medical care, then liability may occur if a person dies as a result. Claims can typically be brought by certain surviving family members.

Written By: Dean Malone

Dean Malone

Dean Malone is the founder of Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a jail neglect civil rights law firm. Mr. Malone earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA, and from Baylor University School of Law with a general civil litigation concentration. Mr. Malone served in several staff positions for the Baylor Law Review, including executive editor. Mr. Malone is an experienced trial lawyer, trying a number of cases to jury verdict and also handling arbitrations through final hearing. He heads the jail neglect section of his law firm, in which lawyers litigate cases involving serious injury and death resulting from jail neglect and abuse. Lawyers frequently refer cases to Mr. Malone due to his focus on this very complicated civil rights practice area.