Everyone deserves proper medical care, even individuals who are incarcerated. Sadly, it appears that multiple inmates have died at the hands of one physician who has had more than 30 lawsuits brought against him in the last ten years in Illinois.

There is a long list of alleged medical mistakes made by the doctor. In some cases, his negligence caused injuries and even death to the inmates he was treating.

In 2007, an inmate began experiencing stomach pains just one week after he was brought to jail. His pulse was abnormally high, along with his breathing rate and he was vomiting. Despite the obvious warning signs, the doctor sent the inmate back to his cell.

Three days after his symptoms began, the inmate informed a guard that he had a bleeding ulcer. He exhibited many of the same symptoms, so the doctor ordered a blood test. However, a nurse said she didn't have the necessary supplies for a blood test. The doctor told the nurse the inmate would be just fine.

Hours later, the inmate repeatedly collapsed in his jail cell. An hour passed before an ambulance was finally called. It was then discovered that the lack of oxygen caused the man to suffer a brain injury. He died a little more than a week later.

A doctor who previously worked as the medical director for the Department of Corrections in Washington said that patients with perforated ulcers are usually able to recover if they receive swift medical care. He went on to say that the doctor's errors were so profoundly bad that it went beyond malpractice.

The doctor and his medical services company that provides care to more than 100 correctional facilities across the country are no longer allowed to work in the county where the incident occurred.

In other cases, a man died from pneumonia under the doctor's care. Another man died after being denied his medication for epilepsy.

While many of the lawsuits brought against the doctor have been dismissed, at least a handful of them have been settled in the last eight years.

Source: Illinois Times, "Get out of jail dead," Bruce Rushton, Dec. 22, 2011