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Terry Borum died in custody due to alcoholic withdrawal symptoms. Guards did not provide medical aid.<\/p>\n

This wrongful death lawsuit was launched against Swisher County in Amarillo, Texas and ultimately resulted in a $1.5 million verdict after a four day trial.<\/p>\n

Terry Borum, who was mentally disabled, found himself in jail, where he began to go into alcohol withdrawal. He was experiencing auditory hallucinations, crying for help and suffered a series of convulsions. Jail staff responded by giving him sips of orange juice and honey. No other medical treatment was offered. The cause of Borum\u2019s death was head trauma, sustained after he fell and injured his head.<\/p>\n

The wrongful death lawsuit alleged the county failed to provide proper and adequate medical care; discriminated against him for his mental disorder; had a policy, custom and practice of not adequately staffing the jail; violated the decedent\u2019s 14th Amendment and discriminated against him under the Americans with (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Terry Borum died in custody due to alcoholic withdrawal symptoms. Guards did not provide medical aid. This wrongful death lawsuit was launched against Swisher County in Amarillo, Texas and ultimately resulted in a $1.5 million verdict after a four day…<\/span><\/p>\n

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