Articles by Joan G. Crumpler

Georgia Jail and Its Medical Provider Settle Jail Wrongful Death Suit For $500,000

Loaded on June 15, 2006 by Joan G. Crumpler published in Prison Legal News June, 2006, page 32

Filed under: Private Prisons, Medication, Gastrointestinal, Misdiagnosis, Municipal Liability, Contractor Liability, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness). Location: Georgia.

Wilkes County, Georgia and Integrative Detention Health Services, Inc. (IDHS) paid $500,000.00 for settlement of a wrongful death suit alleging negligent medical care, deliberate indifference to serious medical needs, and wrongly allowing a paramedic to practice medicine.

Wilkes County is a small, rural Georgia community of 4,000 citizens. The average ...