Natalia Andreaknoff
Natalia Andreaknoff, 27, died at Hiland Mountain Correctional Center in Eagle River, Alaska, on December 4, 2020, the day she was taken into custody. The Alaska Department of Corrections said she was found unresponsive in her cell shortly after 8 p.m. and that emergency responders pronounced her dead around 8:30 p.m., and it said her death was not related to COVID-19 and that no foul play was suspected. A lawsuit filed on her behalf says she died by suicide after she was placed in a cell beyond the range of surveillance cameras despite the risk to her mental health. The Alaska Department of Law said the case is active litigation, and the Alaska State Troopers and the medical examiner's office were to review the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). The family's lawsuit says Hiland Mountain staff placed her in a cell beyond camera range despite the risk to her mental health, and the Alaska Department of Corrections has not confirmed a cause of death.
Reported by: Alaska Department of Corrections (the agency that held her); lawsuit filed on her behalf; Alaska Department of Law.
Lawsuit: Her family filed a lawsuit alleging she was placed in a cell beyond the range of surveillance cameras despite the risk to her mental health, and the case remains in active litigation with the Alaska Department of Law.