Bipolar inmate's widow sues Portsmouth Jail
The widow of a bipolar inmate who was found dead in his cell at Portsmouth City Jail last year filed a lawsuit against the sheriff and jail's medical contractor today, according to the Virginian Pilot.
Granada Combs is seeking $31 million in damages in connection with the death of her husband, Joseph B. Combs. He was found dead on June 28, 2006 covered in his own feces, the lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed in Portsmouth Circuit Court, claims negligence and civil rights violations.
A medical examiner determined in June that the former Norfolk Naval Shipyard worker died of severe dehydration and pneumonia. The examiner also determined that a bipolar disorder contributed to Combs' death.
Granada Combs is seeking $31 million in damages in connection with the death of her husband, Joseph B. Combs. He was found dead on June 28, 2006 covered in his own feces, the lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed in Portsmouth Circuit Court, claims negligence and civil rights violations.
A medical examiner determined in June that the former Norfolk Naval Shipyard worker died of severe dehydration and pneumonia. The examiner also determined that a bipolar disorder contributed to Combs' death.
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