Danny Ray Burden
Danny Ray Burden, 41, was a diabetic whose family said he needed insulin. He was booked into the Grant County jail in Kentucky on March 27, 2013, and a blood test showed he badly needed insulin, which a doctor ordered. According to his family's lawsuit, the insulin was never given, and deputies found him unconscious in his cell about three hours after he arrived; he died a week later, in April 2013. His brother Mark, a retired state police detective, said in a deposition that this should not happen to anyone else, and the lawsuit over the death is pending, with the family alleging inadequate health care.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). His brother's lawsuit says the jail never gave him the insulin a doctor ordered, and that deputies found him unconscious about three hours after he arrived; a federal suit over the death alleges inadequate health care.
Reported by: his family's lawsuit (brother Mark Burden) (family or their lawyers); federal suit over his death.
Lawsuit: His brother Mark Burden filed a lawsuit against the Grant County jail over his death, and the suit was pending in the reporting.