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Update: Man Dies of Apparent Dehydration in Galveston After Being in Jail

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We have learned the name of the man who unfortunately passed away recently, apparently from dehydration, after being housed in the Galveston County, Texas jail. Ronald Cotton, Jr. passed away early Thursday morning at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Mr. Cotton apparently lived in La Marque. We will post more information as we learn about it.

Written By: author image Dean Malone
author image 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.
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