Francine Laney
Francine Laney, 31, died on March 2, 2022 in a medical pod at the Mecklenburg County jail's uptown detention center in Charlotte, North Carolina. A March 16 report by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said she was found in medical distress at 6:55 p.m. and died ten minutes later. That report found jail staff had checked on her only once during the 6 p.m. hour, short of the twice-an-hour observation rule. The State Bureau of Investigation is still investigating her death, and the Sheriff's Office declined further comment.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). A N.C. Department of Health and Human Services report found jail staff visited her only once during the 6 p.m. hour, failing the twice-an-hour observation rule, before she was found in medical distress and died ten minutes later; the State Bureau of Investigation is still investigating the death and no cause has been officially ruled.
Reported by: N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (outside investigators); State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).