Mom: Jail to blame for son’s passing

Woman says son died of cancer after being denied medical treatment

By: Lynn LaRowe - Texarkana Gazette

The mother of a Texarkana man accuses Bowie County officials of causing her son’s death from cancer in 2006 by denying him medical treatment in jail.

A federal lawsuit filed by Miller County resident Carolyn Beal names Bowie County Sheriff James Prince, County Judge James Carlow and Civig...