Jose Gonzalez Rodriguez
Jose Gonzalez Rodriguez, 32, died in 2016 while held at the Willacy County Jail in Texas. After he fell from a top bunk in his cell, his cellmates called for help when he appeared to be having a heart attack or seizure. A guard gave him ibuprofen, and more than three hours later he had another attack before paramedics were called; he was declared dead at the hospital. An autopsy attributed his death to heart failure, while a 2017 lawsuit alleges that no medical worker was on duty at the jail that night.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The autopsy attributed the death to heart failure, while a 2017 lawsuit says the jail had no medical worker on duty that night and a guard gave him ibuprofen before paramedics were called more than three hours after his first attack.
Reported by: autopsy.
Lawsuit: A 2017 lawsuit alleges that Willacy County Jail had no medical worker on duty the night he died, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.