Tia Lynn Meyers
Tia Lynn Meyers, 32, was a mother of four young daughters. She died on August 29, 2020, while held in isolation at the Whitley County Jail in Indiana. The autopsy report lists a methamphetamine overdose as the cause, but her family disputes this, saying she could not have taken drugs in jail and that she died during withdrawal without proper monitoring or treatment. A federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by Wagner Reese, LLP says she was held in a detox cell and going through withdrawal, that staff only looked at her through the cell window rather than checking on her in person, and that she lay unresponsive for nearly fourteen hours before being found dead. The lawsuit argues that a physical check would have led to hospital care and could have saved her life.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The autopsy report attributes her death to a methamphetamine overdose, while her family disputes this, saying she died during withdrawal and was not properly monitored or treated; a federal wrongful death lawsuit by Wagner Reese, LLP says staff did not physically check her detox cell and she lay unresponsive for nearly fourteen hours.
Reported by: autopsy report; family; federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by Wagner Reese, LLP (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Tia Meyers's family filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit over her death at the Whitley County Jail, and no payment amount has been reported.