Mom gets $2M for jail death of intellectually disabled son

By COLLEEN SLEVIN
Associated Press

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado county and a health care company contracted to provide medical care in its jail have agreed to pay $2 million to the mother of an intellectually disabled man who died there in 2014. A lawsuit by Tiffany Marsh alleged that deputies and health care workers at the Mesa County jail didn’t provide Tomas Beauford with any medical care even though he suffered multiple seizures during his jail stay. The county didn’t admit any wrongdoing but has agreed to offer annual trainings on subjects including inmates who refuse to take medication and recognizing and treating seizures.