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    Texas jail ignores woman in labor, gives birth in solitary confinement and baby dies

    Oops, I'd like to make it clear it's the BABY that died, not the mother. What do you guys think? To me, it's a huge lawsuit and possibly negligent homicide?

    http://www.independentmail.com/news/...ays-jail-igno/

    WICHITA COUNTY, Texas — A woman held on drug charges in the Wichita County Jail in 2012 filed a suit against Wichita County and other entities for allowing her to deliver her baby in solitary confinement without help, resulting in the infant’s death.

    The plaintiff, Nicole Guerrero, is suing Wichita County, Sheriff David Duke, Correctional Healthcare Management, Inc. and Ladonna Anderson for breaching the duty of care owed to her, and for medical malpractice.

    Anderson is a registered nurse who was employed by the Wichita County Jail through CHM. According to the lawsuit, Guerrero was arrested and booked into the Wichita County Jail on June 2, 2012, for a drug possession charge. She was pregnant at the time.

    She went to a doctor’s appointment on June 11, 2012, heard the baby’s heartbeat and was told she was 34 weeks pregnant and had no complications. She was prescribed one medication and one supplement by the doctor.

    The suit claims about 6:30 p.m. the same day, Guerrero started experiencing labor-like symptoms, but Anderson listened to the baby’s heartbeat and sent Guerrero back to her cell, the lawsuit states.

    Approximately 11 p.m. Guerrero started feeling intensified labor-like symptoms, the suit claims.

    “Recognizing that something was wrong, Plaintiff pushed the medical emergency button, seeking assistance for her worsening condition. Plaintiff continued to push the medical emergency button, but her requests for help were ignored until 3:30 a.m.,” the lawsuit alleges.

    According to the lawsuit, around 3:30 a.m. detention officers took Guerrero to the nurse station, but she was not examined, and Anderson told Guerrero the complications were probably from the prescription medication she was given by the doctor.

    “Subsequently, detention officers escorted Plaintiff to the 'cage' and she was given a mat to lay on. Shortly thereafter, Plaintiff’s pain worsened, and she began to experience intense pressure ... in obvious distress, began to moan, scream and cry,” the suit claims. “She also attempted to talk herself through this ordeal, since she was not receiving any medical assistance.”

    The lawsuit claims Anderson told Guerrero she contacted her doctor, and told her the doctor said she was fine. Anderson ignored Guerrero’s screams for help at 5 a.m. when the nurse was walking by the solitary cell, the suit claims.

    The lawsuit alleges Guerrero felt herself and could feel the baby’s head starting to emerge and a detention officer walking by her cell helped her deliver her daughter, who was “dark purple, and had the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck.”

    According to the suit, several minutes later, Anderson entered the “cage” and held the baby, patting its back until emergency medical staff arrived 20 minutes later.

    “Just to let you know, I had to unwrap the cord from the baby’s neck, and as long as we don’t cut the cord, she’s gonna have some bit of oxygen to help her,” the lawsuit quotes Anderson as saying. “Defendant Anderson then proceeded to wrap the baby in Plaintiff’s inmate towel, but did not make any attempt to revive her by CPR or any other method, although the baby was unresponsive and had a dark purple complexion.”

    Emergency medical technicians arrived and took both Guerrero and the baby to the hospital. The infant was pronounced dead on June 12, 2012 at 6:30 a.m. at United Regional Healthcare Systems, the lawsuit states.

    The lawsuit claims Guerrero’s 14th Amendment rights of access to reasonable medical care were violated by the listed defendants and alleges Anderson ignored her “obvious signs of labor and constant requests for medical assistance ... unattended in a solitary cell while she was obviously in labor.”

    The lawsuit claims Guerrero had to deliver her baby alone and the incident resulted in severe and likely permanent physical and psychological damages. Guerrero is seeking the maximum amount authorized by law for compensatory and punitive damages and requested a jury trial for the civil suit.

    Guerrero is currently serving three sentences in state jail for two drug possession charges and a theft charge. Her projected release date is at the end of July, but a date has not been scheduled, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

    Anderson’s registered nursing license expired Jan. 31, 2012, and its status is listed as delinquent, according to Publicdata.com. Anderson earned her license in 1997, and she has not received any disciplinary action, according to publicdata.com and the Texas Board of Nursing.
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    If the suit has the facts correct, then heads should roll. No excuse, not just from the nurse, but those in charge of the jail. And yeah the baby may have made it and failure on the part of those in charge there, are guilty of not providing proper medical care. I hope justice is served.

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    She should not of done that in Solitary confinement. She shouldn't even be in solitary confinement at all. Can't believe this at all. God damn.
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    Well that's pretty brutal.

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    Well, as expected as something like this is from a state like Texas, it's entirely unacceptable.
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    Oh, Texas. The extremes of their desire to make decisions over life and death for individuals condensed into a single tragedy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheWalkinDude View Post
    Maybe she was in solitary to protect her from general population. Maybe she was in solitare because she was violent.

    You don't know the circumstances. And to jump to a conclusion when only the defendant has spoken us awfully naive. If she was that concerned with the health of her baby, maybe she shouldn't be using drugs.
    Solitary confinement is not a good concept what so ever. It simply isn't, it's too cruel of a punishment. You can't argue this.
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    I guess that means fourth-trimester abortions are all good in Texas.

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    This is the most metal thing I've read all day. But yeah, if this is how it went down, someone should be held responsible for this.
    It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
    Also, it's should HAVE. NOT "should of". "Should of" doesn't even make sense. If you think you should own a cat, do you say "I should of a cat" or "I should have a cat"? Do you HAVE cats, or do you OF cats?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheWalkinDude View Post
    Maybe she was in solitary to protect her from general population. Maybe she was in solitare because she was violent.

    You don't know the circumstances. And to jump to a conclusion when only the defendant has spoken is awfully naive. If she was that concerned with the health of her baby, maybe she shouldn't be using drugs.
    All right man, I have no problem with solitary, but a pregnant woman? I find it hard to believe anyone would actually defend this. She should have been hospitalized, not thrown in a room by herself. No matter her crime, the child did not deserve a death sentence.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oplawlz View Post
    All right man, I have no problem with solitary, but a pregnant woman? I find it hard to believe anyone would actually defend this. She should have been hospitalized, not thrown in a room by herself. No matter her crime, the child did not deserve a death sentence.
    Child shouldn't have picked a mother that did drugs, obviously.
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    I imagine many butts will be had for this. As far as the solitary goes, I find it hard to believe she would have been in there for fear of her safety and then left to give birth like she did, but without knowing why she was in there and even with knowing I don't see how it was pertinent to anything other then the negligence of the jail staff. I imagine in a cell someone else would have been there to help get the guard's attention.
    But if she was aggressive I could understand it if they was concerned for the babies safety (though it seems highly unlikely here) but the final sentence of the ops statement alone is enough to (at least in my opinion) show that something was seriously wrong. A question though, if she was arrested for drug possession on the 2nd I would imagine chances are she had some useage, given she was fairly late term it seems like planting her in the ER for the childs sake would have been the smartest thing. Maybe I'm wrong there though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Garnier Fructis View Post
    Child shouldn't have picked a mother that did drugs, obviously.
    held on drug charges doesn't necessarily mean she was using...she could of been selling or transporting, simply in possession, but yea the possibility is there...

    stuff like this makes me ashamed...in Austin Tx here...and i know shit happens everywhere but...something that terrible, this close to home... she should of been in a hospital, if nothing else cuffed to the side of the bed...not in solitary that close to her due date...especially with labor pains

    ohh if the facts are right i welcome heads rolling...jail time for them not just a lawsuit
    Quote Originally Posted by theostrichsays View Post
    I would imagine chances are she had some useage, given she was fairly late term it seems like planting her in the ER for the childs sake would have been the smartest thing. Maybe I'm wrong there though.
    no you're right, 100 times over, there is definitely precedent for inmates going to hospitals especially for things like labor
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    Nothing will happen, Texas is a shithole state filled with shithole dwelling inbreds.

    And law enforcement was involved. Pigs are above the law.

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    For all we know, she purposely hid the delivery from cops. That's why we have a court system to determine these things.

    If the cops have culpability, then everyone should be charged with the appropriate crime, including this criminal who took part in her baby's death. I notice they left out which drug. I think that's rather relevant, if the claim is the baby was healthy. If she's a crack whore, then that's highly unlikely. At the very least, SHE created the entire situation by committing a crime while pregnant. Criminal negligence that resulted in the death of a baby.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nixx View Post
    Maybe the prison employees should do their jobs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aeluron Lightsong View Post
    Solitary confinement is not a good concept what so ever. It simply isn't, it's too cruel of a punishment. You can't argue this.
    In the long term, yes. However, isolating a prisoner for a few days has a lot of useful purposes. Like getting sent to your room.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheWalkinDude View Post
    Maybe she was in solitary to protect her from general population. Maybe she was in solitare because she was violent.

    You don't know the circumstances. And to jump to a conclusion when only the defendant has spoken is awfully naive. If she was that concerned with the health of her baby, maybe she shouldn't be using drugs.
    Drug charges aren't necessarily about using drugs. She could have been dealing with a boyfriend, which is more than likely the case.

    The irony of jumping to conclusions is so thick you can taste it.

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    At least it seems like precedent for abortion to be legal in every trimester, fucking Texas.

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    Why is it when you read stupid shit of this magnitude, it happens in one of two states.

    I can't even begin to fathom the amount of fucking stupidity that this jail operates under. Not one fucking person was smart enough to stop and say " oh hey, she's going into labor, might want to oh i dunno, get her some actual medical treatment " Fuck everyone who was a part of this. Every single last one of them should be fired, be held responsible for what ever damages the state will incur do to this huge ass settlement. The " Doctor ", should have charges brought up, and and should have to serve some form of prison time. I rarely get pissed off when reading a story, but this is of of those times.

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