Georgia Baldwin
Georgia Baldwin, a woman whom her sons describe as living with serious mental illness, died on September 14, 2021, while held at the Tarrant County Jail in Texas. Her sons' federal lawsuit says she was kept in a small cell with no view of other people while she waited for a state hospital bed. The medical examiner recorded severe hypernatremia, a condition typically tied to dehydration. The county says everyone held there had 24/7 access to water, but the lawsuit disputes whether the water fountain in her cell worked and whether the sink water was safe to drink.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). The medical examiner found severe hypernatremia, a condition typically tied to dehydration; her sons' federal lawsuit says jail staff kept her in a small cell with unreliable water access, while the county says all inmates had 24/7 water access.
Reported by: medical examiner or coroner; her sons' federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her sons filed a federal lawsuit over her death at the Tarrant County Jail, and the reporting does not state any settlement or award amount.