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WA City Liable for Jail Doctor's Negligence

IN 1975, Michael Shea, a prisoner in the Spokane County Jail in Spokane,
Washington repeatedly complained of severe back pain. Even though he was in
jail for drunk driving after being in an auto accident, the jail physician
only treated Shea for alcohol withdrawal. He eventually collapsed and
suffered partial ...

 

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