Lawsuit: Months of untreated infection cost Bexar County inmate his leg

Alfredo Escamilla entered the Bexar County Jail in late summer 2023. When he left nearly a year later, he no longer had his right leg.

Escamilla, 54, was booked into the jail in August 2023 after a police officer reported that Escamilla kicked him while responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle near Roosevelt Park.

Shortly after arriving at the jail, Escamilla showed signs of a skin infection on his right leg. But Escamilla, who had schizophrenia, refused basic treatment. Eleven months later — after a turbulent stay that included being struck in the head with a bottle by another inmate — he was found unresponsive in his cell…

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