A photo of a Liberty County Jail inmate went viral on social media on Thursday, alleging that the inmate was being denied medical care after an assault in the jail three weeks ago.
The social media post alleges that the injury became infected and “other inmates can smell it and he has been spitting up blood and puss (sic) for the last week according to a loved one.”
Sheriff Bobby Rader told Bluebonnet News on Friday that the source of this social media post is reporting false information. He says his office has received many calls of concern about the inmate and accusing the sheriff’s office and jail of medical neglect. Rader said that allegations of abuse and neglect are patently false.
“A complaint was filed with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. LCSO has filed a response to that complaint. The complaint was not made by the inmate,” he said.
According to sources close to the story, the complaint was filed by a representative of the New Black Panthers.
“On July 4, 2023, about 22:31 (10:31 p.m.), a fight was reported in one of the dorms. When the officer responded, the inmate in question advised that he fell. On July 5, 2023, at 12:35 p.m., the inmate was seen by in-house medical staff and taken to the hospital. When the inmate was being treated at the hospital, he advised that staff that he was ‘playing around’ and fell. He stated that he hit his head on a metal table,” Rader said.
Since the injury, the inmate has been receiving antibiotics, has seen a doctor and a follow-up appointment has been scheduled, according to the sheriff.
“As of yesterday (Thursday), the inmate has notified the medical department that he has been spitting pus and blood. Per my request, the medical department is checking on that complaint,” Rader said.
On Friday morning, the inmate was seen again by medical staff within the jail.
“There was no blood or pus detected. It’s all under control. He swallowed his medication without problem. He was directly questioned by medical staff if he was spitting up blood or pus, and he indicated that he is not,” Rader said.
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand what’s going on, This guy’s scared of jail employees and jail inmates for speaking up for himself.
My understanding is if you don’t break the law you don’t end up in Jail. Some have more feelings for the criminal than the victims now days.
Ok boomer. Don’t be a idiot. So if someone who can’t afford to pay a traffic violation, decides to lock their self up to pay the fine, gets beat up and jumped in jail for being a easy target, do they deserve it?
Do you know why he is in jail? Have you went and seen him? How can you comment on his crime and his health if you haven’t. All I have been reading is a bunch of rumors. This will be investigated by Rangers until then it’s all rumors even what the other prisoners are saying.
Bill I don’t know what this guy’s crime was and feelings has nothing to do with caring for the injured. It’s the right thing to do even if it was a Dog Mr . Bill
We don’t know his crimes are his injuries unless you went to see him. Might be a bunch of rumors to make the SO look bad you never know. My stepdaughter stayed there a few days and said they treated her well but it wasn’t like the Merriott Motel.
A easy google search would tell you his crimes. There is actually pictures of his injuries in a different article but since bluebonnet is in bed with Liberty county authorities they’re not going to show all of that
in one sentence its says that he had told medical staff he was spitting out blood and puss the two sentences later it says that he states he isn’t, so which one is it?
Makes you wonder!
He went to liberty hospital that’s the problem now he got more issues
Don’t commit the crime if you can’t do the time..probably very hot in the jailhouse these days..
Liberty county stays ice cold and new Texas law requires air conditioning in all tdc facility also
Liberty County Jail inmates do not receive treatment from liberty Dayton hospital after many situations of improper care now they are sent to Baytown Methodist for emergency medical care
I know first hand how inmates are neglected in Liberty County Jail. I spent two years there from 2017 to 2019 fighting my case. I had become severely anemic and kept passing out and they drew my blood but obviously didn’t look at the results because a year and a half into my incarceration there they had a new nurse practitioner that went in and reviewed all the cases and found out that I was so severely anemic that I needed a blood transfusion immediately. Before that I was told that I was faking it and talk to you like I was trash. Anyway this new nurse practitioner sent Me to the ER in Kingwood immediately didn’t even give me time to put my stuff up and I was given a blood transfusion and left in the hospital for 3 days. They said I would have died if I had not gotten medical attention when I did. Just because one is incarcerated don’t mean they’re no less human we are all created by God.
This reminds me of how Jesus was charged with a crime. Not comparing anyone to Jesus because we all know that Jesus was innocent. But the laws that were in place at the time considered him guilty and they treated him as such. We are not called to judge people we are called to love people. I’m not saying that this rumor is true or it’s not true. For being cold-hearted and in different because someone committed a crime is not the way we should be. Because but for the grace of God go us or a loved one.
Cynthia, what were you in for?
Lies 🤥 they staff is horrible and could careless if the inmates live or not I witness this bullshit first hand smh they walk around flashing they white power tattoos and they treat ppl of color like shit smh Do Better Sheriff