Regina Honeycutt
Regina Honeycutt, 32, died on October 7, 2018, while held at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Virginia. The medical examiner said she died of a bowel perforation caused by colon cancer. Her family said she had complained of severe stomach pain to jail medical staff in the days and weeks before her death. Her father sued the jail authority, its superintendent, the Norfolk sheriff, the medical provider and others, and a judge approved a $900,000 settlement.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The medical examiner said a bowel perforation caused by colon cancer killed her, and her family says she repeatedly told jail medical staff about severe stomach pain in the days and weeks before she died.
Reported by: medical examiner or coroner; her family and their lawsuit.
Lawsuit: Her father sued the Hampton Roads Regional Jail Authority, its superintendent, the Norfolk sheriff, and a medical provider, and a judge approved a $900,000 settlement.