Ta’Neasha Chappell
Ta'Neasha Chappell, a 23-year-old mother from Louisville, was held at the Jackson County Jail in Brownstown, Indiana. Her family describes her as loving, funny and devoted to her daughter Nevaeh, and her sister Ronesha Murrell says she always saw the good in people. Over many hours on July 15 and 16, 2021, she repeatedly told staff she was vomiting blood and asked for help, and she was not taken to a hospital until the afternoon of July 16; she died at Schneck Medical Center that evening. The autopsy listed probable toxicity from an unknown substance with manner undetermined, and state police and the prosecutor found no crimes, but her family and attorneys dispute those findings and say jail staff ignored her and failed to get her care.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). The Jackson County autopsy listed probable toxicity from an unknown substance with manner undetermined, while her family's lawsuit says jail staff ignored her calls for medical help for hours and that she was poisoned, and her family rejects the prosecutor's and state police's findings.
Reported by: Jackson County medical examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Indiana State Police (outside investigators); Jackson County Prosecutor (outside investigators); Jackson County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held her); family and their attorneys, including Sam Aguiar (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her mother's family sued over her death and a $5.5 million settlement offer was reported as disputed within her estate, with the lawsuit still pending.
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- News report
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- State Police investigating death of Jackson County Jail inmate
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- Family of Louisville woman who died in Indiana jail hires Breonna Taylor's legal team
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- Lawsuit alleges wrongful death of jail inmate
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- Dozens rally at Jackson County Courthouse in memory of Ta’Neasha Chappell
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- Read full 15-page Jackson County Prosecutor's office findings in Ta'Neasha Chappell jail death
- New jail recordings confirm Ta’Neasha Chappell told officers she was vomiting blood hours before her death
- Jail audio depicts Chappell pleading for help for hours before her death
- Family members, activists appeal to Jackson County commissioners in Ta'Neasha Chappell case
- A year after her death, Ta'Neasha Chappell's family is still looking for answers
- A Young Mom Was Arrested for Theft — and Died Mysteriously in Jail
- She told jail employees that she was 'throwing up blood.' They ignored her. The next day, she was dead.
- Jackson County Jail: Wrongdoing denied in inmate death
- Jackson County: Lawsuit response filed in inmate death
- Indiana jail workers believed Louisville woman who died in custody was ‘faking it,’ records show
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- How Neglect and Oversight Let Ta'Neasha Chappell Die