NC jail inmate says headache became brain injury. His lawsuit isn’t the only one (The Charlotte Observer)

The Charlotte Observer | February 20, 2024

Wood went to jail for an alleged probation violation. For almost two months, he asked correctional officers and medical staff at the Rowan County jail, about 45 miles from uptown Charlotte, to address extreme headaches and other symptoms, according to the lawsuit. The headaches started after he was assaulted, he said.

The suit claims that they downplayed his condition — giving him Tylenol, putting him on a liquid diet and telling him to rest, for example — even as he showed more signs he’d suffered a brain injury.

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