Name not reported
Shadé Swayzer gave birth to a daughter in a maximum security cell at the Milwaukee County Jail in July 2016. A federal lawsuit filed on her behalf says jail staff and the contracted medical provider, Armor Health, ignored her medical needs and that the baby was not taken to a hospital. The lawsuit says the baby will not spend her first Christmas, or any Christmas after, with her mother or family. The medical examiner has not said whether the baby was alive or stillborn at birth, and the sheriff's office and Armor Health declined to comment on the case.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). A federal lawsuit on behalf of the mother, Shadé Swayzer, alleges jail staff and the contracted medical provider ignored her medical needs and did not take the baby to a hospital; the medical examiner has not said whether the baby was born alive.
Reported by: federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Shadé Swayzer (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: The baby's mother, Shadé Swayzer, filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Milwaukee County Jail staff and the contracted medical provider Armor Health ignored her medical needs and did not take the newborn to a hospital.