Reginald Wilson

On December 20, 2018, Reginald Wilson was picked up by an ambulance in Cobb County, Georgia, while he rambled about angels and demons. He was taken to a local hospital and discharged to the Cobb County Detention Center. At his intake, a nurse noted that Wilson had had bipolar, schizoaffective disorder. He was admitted to the jail infirmary, where he was “clearly psychotic” and, day after day, “did not consume a sufficient amount of water to sustain human life.” A psychologist who met with him noted that he was “out of control” and, instead of a diagnosis or treatment plan, wrote that he would follow up the next day “with hope that he is better able to control himself.” At one point, Wilson was apparently tased. “Mr. Wilson was never assessed by the psychiatrist,” the lawsuit alleged. “The only hint of medical care that he received was one pill provided approximately a day before his death. This amounted to a complete denial of any medical care to Mr. Wilson. On December 29, Wilson died of dehydration, “lying in his own feces and urine.” During his incarceration, while Wilson failed to eat or drink, jail and medical staff “merely documented his downward spiral until his death,” the lawsuit alleged.

Wilson's family has filed a lawsuit against the jail’s former medical provider. " ... complaint his sister, Monica Peltier, filed in Cobb County Superior Court.

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