LaKeisha Brown
LaKeisha Brown, a 17-year-old girl from Osceola, died on April 9, 2005, at the Alexander Youth Services Center, a juvenile detention facility in Arkansas. An autopsy released by her mother, Juana Michelle Brown, found blood clots in her lungs that may have existed for as long as two weeks before she died. A state internal investigation suggested staff may not have responded properly to her repeated complaints about her health. Medical records, as reported, show that nurses and some facility managers believed she was faking sickness.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). An autopsy released by her mother found blood clots in her lungs, and a state internal investigation suggested staff did not respond properly to her repeated complaints about her health.
Reported by: autopsy results; her mother, Juana Michelle Brown, who released the autopsy (family or their lawyers); state internal investigation.