Jorge Cortez
Jorge Cortez, 57, was held at the Galveston County Jail. His daughter, Jacquelyn Burlingame Cortez, said he made many outcries for help and was turned away, and that he was supposed to come home to his daughters and grandchildren. A lawsuit brought by the family says he had cancer and dizziness, was assigned a top bunk, fell and punctured a lung, and was given ibuprofen and placed in solitary confinement by the jail's contracted medical provider. He was taken to a hospital and died in the summer of 2017.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. His family's lawsuit says jail medical staff ignored his cancer symptoms, placed him on a top bunk where he fell and punctured a lung, gave him ibuprofen and put him in solitary confinement.
Reported by: his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued over his death at the Galveston County Jail, alleging that jail medical staff failed to treat him properly before he was taken to a hospital and died in the summer of 2017.