Carlos Aguirre-Venegas
Carlos Aguirre-Venegas, 30, was a roofer from Ojinaga, Mexico, who had worked in West Texas and was devoted to his wife, Berenice Venegas, and their three children. He was held at Eden Detention Center, a privately run federal facility in Texas, where he tested positive for latent tuberculosis and was prescribed isoniazid. His family says he was not closely monitored as he developed yellow skin and stomach pain, and he died of liver failure on October 10, 2014. A Bureau of Prisons monitoring report later flagged his tuberculosis care as a breakdown and found that nurses gave 30 excess doses of the drug.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). His family and a fellow detainee say staff did not closely monitor him as he developed jaundice and stomach pain, and a Bureau of Prisons monitoring report flagged a breakdown in his tuberculosis care, including about 30 excess doses of isoniazid.
Reported by: Bureau of Prisons monitoring report (outside investigators); his family; a fellow detainee.
Custody: Serving a sentence.