$960,000
Inmate Negligence / Wrongful Death
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Case Details
Settlement in a prison rights case, involving claims of negligent provision of medical care to a woman suffering from severe heroin withdrawal. Due to the defendant’s negligence, the decedent, then age 27, died from dehydration while she was incarcerated in a Kentucky jail. All settlement proceeds will go to the decedent’s three minor sons.
Additional Notes
Gladstein Law Firm achieved settlement on 8/1/2013. The Courier-Journal reported on a $160,000 payment from the city to the family of Savannah Sparks, who died in 2012 while detoxing at the city jail due to scant medical attention. Corizon, the contracted medical provider, was ill-prepared for the heroin epidemic.
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