Samantha George
Samantha George was held at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections jail in Louisville, Kentucky, when she died on August 8, 2012. According to the summary of the case, she told a Corizon nurse that she needed insulin and was feverish, but a physician did not come to examine her. She was found unresponsive a few hours after being admitted and was pronounced dead shortly after. The autopsy attributed her death to complications from a severe form of diabetes compounded by heart disease, and her estate's lawsuit against Corizon and the jail director was pending when the article was written.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The autopsy attributed her death to complications from severe diabetes and heart disease, while her estate's lawsuit against Corizon and the jail director says staff ignored her request for insulin and no physician came to examine her.
Reported by: autopsy; her estate's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her estate sued Corizon and the Louisville Metro jail director over her death, and the case was still pending when the reporting was published.