Terrill Thomas death: Family to receive $6.75m settlement
According to his lawyers, Thomas suffered from bipolar disorder and was in the midst of an"acute mental health crisis" when he arrived at Milwaukee County Jail.
Thomas was soon moved to an isolation cell as punishment for flooding his first cell with a mattress, which his lawyers said was evidence of his deteriorating mental state. As further punishment, Thomas' only source of drinking water was deliberately cut off - a"common and widespread practice" at the jail, court documents say.Why does Wisconsin send so many black people to jail?
The affidavit detailed further elements of Thomas' punishment: the removal of his mattress and bedding, deprivation of food and a functioning toilet, and the denial of medical and mental health care.In his last day alive, Thomas"was simply lying naked on his cell floor, barely able to move, severely dehydrated, literally dying of thirst", court documents said.
After an inquest into Thomas' death, Milwaukee prosecutors filed criminal charges against three jail staffers who were involved in blocking Thomas' water supply or who lied to police during the investigation.
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