Medical staff sued for inmate's death

Medical staff sued for inmate's death

4/5/2007 1:00 PM
By Marilyn Tennissen

The wife of an inmate who died in a Jefferson County correctional facility has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the prison's medical staff and the hospital that treated him.

… Brown became dizzy and collapsed in the shower at the prison. According to witnesses, one side of his face drooped and half of his body "went dead." Prison personnel suspected a stroke, and Brown was transported to Memorial Hermann.

While at Memorial, Brown was seen by Mallett, Francesca Day R.N. and Karen Groff R.N. After performing a CT Scan, Dr. Steven Cherawaty at Memorial Hermann found the test results normal. Dr. Mallett made a diagnosis of depression, and Brown was released to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on April 13.

"Yet at the time of his release from the hospital,Taylor Brown could not talk and was unable to stand or walk," the petition says….

… According to the petition, Brown returned to the prison he was placed in solitary confirenment after "transporting prison guards felt that Taylor Brown was being noncompliant."

When unable to walk to the cell door to have his handcuffs removed, "he was pepper sprayed by the guards."

Two nurses at the prison, Linda Buckalew LVN and Janet King R.N. examined Brown and pronounced him physically able to comply with the guards' requests….

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