After discovering that contracted medical staff ignored the mother’s pleas to take the girl to the hospital as her condition declined, the federal agency said it is taking action to ensure an in-custody death “never happens again.”
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The girl later died after medical professionals repeatedly denied the mother’s request that her daughter be taken to a hospital. Between May 14 and 17, the dates when the girl was in custody at the Harlingen border station, medical personnel had nine interactions with the girl and her mother, according to the investigation. Staff had only reported three. The investigation cites a malfunctioning closed-circuit television recording system at the facility.
Alvarez Benedicks made at least three additional requests to the nurse practitioner for an ambulance. Those requests were denied.
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