Erica Thompson's baby (unnamed)
Erica Thompson was six months pregnant when she gave birth prematurely on August 9, 2021, while being held in the Alachua County Jail. The baby died at Shands hospital shortly afterward. Thompson has said she was in pain and received no help, and an internal sheriff's office report quotes her saying "I can feel this baby" as she was moved; the sheriff's office disputes that she went without help. The report said no staff violated policy or law, but found that EMS should have been called sooner and that nurses lacked criteria for hospitalizing pregnant people held at the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The sheriff's office internal report found no staff violated policy but said EMS should have been called sooner and nurses lacked criteria to hospitalize pregnant detainees, while Erica Thompson says she received no help after her premature birth in jail.
Reported by: Alachua County Sheriff's Office internal investigation report (the agency that held her); Erica Thompson (family or their lawyers).