Ashley Jo Raisbeck
Ashley Jo Raisbeck, 27, died in December 2023 while held at the Jefferson County Jail in Colorado. Her mother, Jamie Raisbeck, has said she never believed her daughter received adequate medical care and wants accountability, and family said her sister Aleah called for proper medical care for people in withdrawal. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the county coroner's autopsy attributed her death to complications of intussusception, an intestinal blockage, and ruled it natural. Her family's federal lawsuit alleges jail medical staff gave her an antibiotic she was allergic to, ignored days of worsening symptoms, and left her alone for nearly an hour after a nurse could not find her pulse, while the sheriff's office has declined to comment on the litigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The coroner's autopsy ruled the death natural from complications of intussusception, while the family's federal lawsuit says jail medical staff gave her an antibiotic she was allergic to, ignored her worsening symptoms, and delayed calling 911.
Reported by: Jefferson County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); family's federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her family filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit over her December 2023 death at the Jefferson County Jail, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.
News reports (10)
- Jefferson County inmate dies in custody, cause of death unknown
- Family of woman who died while in custody at Jefferson County Jail demands answers
- Family of JeffCo inmate who died in custody planning to file lawsuit
- Families of inmates who have recently died at Jefferson County Jail believe there's a concerning pattern
- Two more families allege negligent inmate care at Jefferson County Jail
- Family of Colorado inmate files lawsuit against jail for her death
- Family files lawsuit over 2023 Jeffco inmate death
- 'I have to be her voice': Mother files federal lawsuit claiming daughter's in-custody death was preventable
- Woman who died in Jeffco jail left alone nearly an hour after nurse couldn’t find her pulse, lawsuit alleges
- Jeffco sheriff investigating inmate death