Grant R. Sleeper
Grant R. Sleeper died of heat exposure at the Richmond City Jail in Richmond, Virginia, in 2010. His estate's wrongful-death lawsuit, filed in 2012, says he died in the jail and seeks more than $10 million from the city and the Sheriff's Office. The suit alleges they failed to protect him from inhumane conditions in the overcrowded facility, which it says has no air conditioning in the men's tiers. The lawsuit's claims have not been answered by the agency in the sources reviewed.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). His estate's wrongful-death lawsuit says the city and Sheriff's Office failed to protect him from heat in the overcrowded Richmond City Jail, which has no air conditioning in the men's tiers.
Reported by: estate's wrongful-death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His estate filed a wrongful-death suit in 2012 seeking more than $10 million, alleging the city and the Sheriff's Office failed to protect him from heat in the Richmond City Jail, and no settlement or award amount is reported.