Deborah Braillard
Deborah Braillard, 46, died in 2005 at the Fourth Avenue Jail in Maricopa County, Arizona. Her family's lawsuit says she died of complications of diabetes. The lawsuit says jail staff did not note her known health condition when she was booked in January 2005, and attributed her confusion to drug withdrawal rather than her untreated diabetes. In 2012, Maricopa County agreed to pay $3.25 million to settle the lawsuit.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Her family's lawsuit says jail staff did not note her known diabetes at booking and attributed her confusion to drug withdrawal instead of treating her condition.
Reported by: her family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her family sued Maricopa County and settled for $3.25 million in 2012.