Key takeaways:
- The estate of Joshua McLemore is suing Jackson County, its sheriff, three jail employees, a doctor, and a healthcare provider for wrongful death due to inadequate nutrition and hydration.
- The lawsuit claims that the jail staff were aware of McLemore’s schizophrenia, but failed to provide him with appropriate mental health care.
- The lawsuit seeks damages for wrongful death and to hold the defendants accountable for their failure to provide McLemore with the proper care.
Jackson County, Indiana is facing a lawsuit from the estate of Joshua McLemore, a 29-year-old man who died in the summer of 2021 due to multiple organ failure. The lawsuit alleges that McLemore’s death was caused by 20 days of solitary confinement in Jackson County Jail, during which he was allegedly kept naked, alone, and in a constant state of psychosis.
The lawsuit names Jackson County, its sheriff Rick Meyer, three jail employees, a doctor who oversaw clinical issues and procedures for the county and jail, and the company that provides health care services at the facility, Advanced Correctional Healthcare, as defendants. It accuses them of failing to provide McLemore with adequate nutrition and hydration, leading to his death.
McLemore had a history of schizophrenia, and the lawsuit claims that the jail staff were aware of his condition. It further alleges that the jail staff failed to provide McLemore with appropriate mental health care, instead placing him in solitary confinement.
The lawsuit seeks damages for the wrongful death of McLemore, as well as for the systemic deficiencies within the facility that allegedly led to his death. It also seeks to hold the defendants accountable for their failure to provide McLemore with the proper care he needed.
The case is ongoing, and the outcome will have implications for the future of Jackson County Jail and the care of inmates with mental health issues.
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