Laura Christine Semprevivo
Laura Christine Semprevivo, 25, struggled with drug addiction and seizures. A federal civil lawsuit filed by her family says she hanged herself in a cell at the Atlantic County jail in New Jersey in 2016, within a week of being brought back there. The suit alleges that the warden, about ten guards and a health care contractor failed to screen her for psychological problems and failed to monitor her during her stay. The county did not comment on the suit.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). Her family's federal lawsuit says she hanged herself in her cell at the Atlantic County jail and that the warden, about ten guards and a health care contractor failed to screen her for psychological problems or monitor her.
Reported by: family's federal civil lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her family filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the Atlantic County jail warden, about ten guards and a health care contractor failed to screen her for psychological problems or monitor her before she hanged herself in a cell.