Navarro County Jail Problems with Dispensing Medication

Navarro County Jail in Corsicana, Texas, is currently listed as a non-compliant jail on the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) website. A notice of non-compliance was sent on June 27, 2024, which was a day after TCJS inspectors inspected the jail. Per their findings, Navarro County Jail’s medication administration records (MAR) fail to show that medication is being distributed to detainees in accordance with physicians’ written instructions. Navarro County Jail’s address is 300 West 2nd Avenue, Corsicana TX 75110. The jail’s bed capacity is 290.

How are Inmates Harmed if they are Denied Medications?

Families around the United States either have fought or are presently fighting for justice on behalf of loved ones they believe died because they were denied prescription medications while in jail. A news story published in April 2024 tells of a man in a Virginia pretrial detention center who was denied his daily medications and, as a result, died on his fifth day after being booked into the county jail.

The medication the deceased was denied was for treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. If left untreated, this disease can put an individual’s kidneys into crisis. By the third day of the 41-year-old’s incarceration, his condition was serious. He was immediately transferred to a hospital, but the deadly effects of his not receiving the daily medications were irreversible.

A Man Denied Prescription Medications Dies After 34 Days

A detainee in a large California county jail was arrested for missing a court appearance pertaining to an argument with a bus driver. Up to that time, he had been routinely taking prescription medications for diabetes, high blood pressure, and schizophrenia. The jail staff allegedly failed to give the medications as prescribed.

As the man began to experience an escalating medical emergency, members of the jail and medical staff allegedly observed him lying face-down for three days. Video evidence shows that his bunk was surrounded by medications, unopened meals, water, feces, and urine. However, no one acted. Eventually, after getting no response from the detainee, it was discovered that he was stiff and had no pulse. The results of an autopsy revealed that bed sores had developed on the man’s body as a result of not moving for an extended period of time.

Records show that more than 60 detainees had died in the jail from 2014 to 2022. After the above-described tragic death, a judge ordered federal supervision at the jail for at least six years.

Help with Jail Death Cases is Available

Jails have a duty to care for all detainees in their custody. If you were an inmate in a Texas jail and suffered life-altering injuries due to neglect, including medical neglect, reach out to The Law Offices of Dean Malone. With years of experience advocating for inmates’ rights, we are here to help. If you are a family member of an inmate who you believe died due to medical neglect or abuse, we may be able to assist you as well. We have a team of experts focused on jail death cases.

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