Rachel Wood
Rachel Wood, 26, died in April 2012 while held in Indiana state custody, after being moved among several prisons and hospitals, according to a lawsuit her family filed. The lawsuit says she had lupus and a blood clotting disorder and was denied care. Her father said she died alone. The lawsuit alleges officials lost track of her at one point and claimed she had escaped while she was still in custody, and it names Corizon and the Indiana Department of Correction.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). Her family's lawsuit says she was denied care for lupus and a blood clotting disorder while moved among Indiana prisons and hospitals, and that officials lost track of her and claimed she had escaped.
Reported by: family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her family sued Corizon and the Indiana Department of Correction over her death, and the suit was pending when it was reported, with no amount disclosed.