Linda Stevenson
Linda Stevenson, 52, was a pharmacist, a licensed pilot and a professional ballroom dancer, and the mother of two; her son said she always had something to say. She was held at the Hillsborough County jail in Florida, where, according to a family lawsuit against Armor Correctional Health Services, the jail's medical contractor, a doctor's order for an EKG went unfulfilled for nine days after a recent hospital stay for heart problems, and an abnormal result did not lead to specialist care. The family's attorney said she was released on January 20, 2010, and went into cardiac arrest again in a cab, dying on January 29. The family's lawsuit against Armor was settled.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). Her family's lawsuit against Armor Correctional Health Services says a doctor's order for an EKG went unfulfilled for nine days at the Hillsborough County jail and an abnormal result did not lead to specialist care.
Reported by: family's lawsuit against Armor Correctional Health Services (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her family sued Armor Correctional Health Services, the jail's medical contractor, and the case was settled for an amount the reporting does not disclose.