ReGina Thurman
ReGina Thurman died in 2017 while held at the Jackson County Detention Center in Missouri. Her four adult children filed a lawsuit saying she had chest pain for more than 12 hours while waiting to be processed, and that jail medical staff dismissed it as heartburn and did not send her to a hospital. The lawsuit cites an autopsy that reported a torn aorta as the cause of death. The county and Correct Care Solutions, the medical provider at the time, have not commented on the allegations because of the pending litigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). Her four adult children's lawsuit says jail medical staff dismissed her chest pain as heartburn and did not send her to a hospital; the autopsy cited in the lawsuit reported a torn aorta, and the county and Correct Care Solutions have not commented because of the pending litigation.
Reported by: lawsuit filed by her four adult children; autopsy cited in the lawsuit.
Lawsuit: Her four adult children filed a lawsuit over her death at the Jackson County Detention Center, and the case remains pending with no payment reported.