Detainee Dies from Starvation and Dehydration: Kingsley Will Apply on 7th Circuit Remand
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 20, Number 04, November/December 2018 , pp.33-36(4)
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Abstract:
Miranda v. County of Lake, 900 F.3d 335 (7th Cir. 2018) involves the death of a pretrial detainee, and it is a death that need not have occurred. Fifty-two-year-old Gomes, an Indian national, died from the complications of starvation and dehydration. The death, however, was ruled a suicide since Gomes simply refused to eat or take water. Gomes deterioration was clearly visible to staff but no intervention to save her from herself was undertaken.Keywords: Lake County Jail; Correct Care Solutions; Kingsley v. Hendrickson
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