*What was found to be the largest death sentence in Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, had brought about a massive jail death settlement of $7 million. The amount of $5 million was first proposed in January by the family of the man who had died because of dehydration in his jail cell in 2016.  $1.7 million was, however, added by the Armor Correctional Health Services.

The Largest Settlement in the Country

This settlement didn’t just break the record for the largest settlement in Wisconsin but also managed to become the largest in the entire country. The family lawyers had released a statement regarding the settlement saying that it reflected not just the profound harm that had been suffered by Terrill Thomas but also the shocking amount of misconduct that had been portrayed by the defendants.

The prisoner’s water had been shut off and all his obvious signs of distress had been completely ignored by the defendant. This is why the family lawyer had made it clear in his statement by saying that Terrill Thomas had quite literally died of thirst.

This event had occurred in 2016 when Thomas was believed to have had a psychotic episode and had fired 2 rounds in the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino. Once he was jailed, the water of his holding cell had been cut off and was never fixed or restored. The prisoner was also unable to communicate his problems and the severity of his condition due to his mental health at the time.

After a long 7 days, the prisoner was found dead in his cell due to severe dehydration.

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The Convictions

For their misconduct, the employees of the jail had been convicted with charges of abusing the prisoner while the additional charges on the Armor Correctional Health Services are still pending. These services were responsible for the health of all the prisoners in their jail.

Erik Heipt, who was one of the lawyers for the family, said that he had been handling deaths in jails for about 20 years, but he still hasn’t come across any correctional facility that puts their inmates’ health ahead of their private profits. He continued to say that whenever healthcare at jails is privatized, the community will not be able to have the results they would expect.

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