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‘He looks like a Holocaust survivor’: Federal judge questions treatment of inmate who lost leg
Alfredo Escamilla spent nearly a year in the Bexar County Jail. In July 2024, he was found down in his cell in septic shock, and his right leg was amputated at the knee. Now he's suing Bexar County and University Health for at least $5 million, claiming jail staff knew he had a serious mental illness but let him keep refusing care as his condition worsened. Watch the full story on ksat.com.











