I agree. I called them the last time they put my son in jail to ask them to detox him and they sent him to a jail that was supposedly a medical facility. They did not detox him. He also got a bad infection from the jail with a high fever and they did not treat him. I faxed in all the medication he should have been taking for high blood pressure and they didn't give it to him. So he detoxed on his own with high blood pressure.
It's very frustrating because there is nothing you can do. I even spoke to the inmate rights advocate and they assured me he would get his blood pressure medication. It's my understanding that high blood pressure is what kills them in detox and I was very concerned.
I agree that there are probably many who die in jail from detoxing. I am still angry about it.