An inmate died at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in March 2025 after medical providers failed to intervene properly after he exhibited symptoms of “severe opiate withdrawal,” a lawsuit filed Monday claims.
James Carroll, an Horry County resident, was arrested on March 13, 2025, according to the lawsuit. Online jail records show that the 49-year-old was arrested on charges of possession of schedule I and II narcotics and possession, concealment, selling or disposal of a stolen vehicle. At the time of his detainment, he reported that he was under the influence of opiates, the lawsuit states.
The following day, detention center staff gave orders for Carroll to be prescribed detoxification medications and placed on observation. Mediko P.C. the Virginia-based corporation named in the lawsuit, was responsible for the nursing and medical care at the jail during Carroll’s detainment, the lawsuit claims…