Jennifer Crowell
Jennifer Crowell died while held at the Choctaw County Jail in Oklahoma. Court records say she was in a serious medical and mental health crisis when she was brought into the jail hours after leaving a hospital. The lawsuit says she was placed face-down on the floor and put in a cell without medical staff present, and that she was restrained with a technique it describes as dangerous. Jail staff reported that she was seizing and unresponsive, and she was later pronounced dead at a hospital. A federal jury later awarded $9.5 million in a lawsuit over her death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). Jury awarded $9.5 million in a lawsuit that says Choctaw County Jail staff left her face-down on the floor, put her in a cell without medical staff present despite a serious medical and mental health crisis, and restrained her with a dangerous technique; jail staff reported she was seizing and unresponsive before she was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Reported by: Choctaw County Jail staff (the agency that held her); lawsuit; federal jury.
Lawsuit: A federal jury awarded $9.5 million in a lawsuit over Jennifer Crowell's death at the Choctaw County Jail, nearly six years after she died.