Terrill Thomas

Milwaukee County has paid nearly $7 million to the family of Terrill Thomas, who died of dehydration in his cell in 2016. This has been declared the largest jail death settlement in the history of the state of Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the settlement was initially proposed in January and that the […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A jury on Monday recommended criminal charges against seven Milwaukee County jail staffers in the dehydration death of an inmate who went without water for seven days. The jury’s recommendation came after a six-day inquest that included testimony from jail staff and evidence from county prosecutors. The jury found probable cause for […]

A medical examiner's investigation ruled that a Black Milwaukee inmate's death was a homicide. The mentally ill man died of profound dehydration after guards turned off the water to his cell for days.