Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Brenda Sewell

58 years old · died January 22, 2014 · Sherman County Jail, Sherman County, Kansas

Brenda Sewell, 58, died on January 22, 2014, while held at the Sherman County Jail in Sherman County, Kansas. A news report listed medical neglect as the cause of death. No account of her care or of the days before her death is available to confirm or dispute that claim.

Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. A news report lists the cause as medical neglect, but the account gives no further detail about the care that was or was not provided.

Reported by: news report.

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