Name not reported
A 46-year-old paraplegic woman died in the custody of the Tulsa Municipal Jail in January 2020. Her family sued, saying staff denied her medical care despite her repeated pleas over four days. The jail's operating company asked the court to dismiss the case, which was dismissed without prejudice in 2025. The Frontier's investigation also lists a separate death at the same jail, after a person was placed in a full-body restraining device, among deaths it describes as preventable following repeated employee warnings about care and supervision.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). The family's lawsuit says staff denied her medical care over four days, while The Frontier's investigation reports a death after a full-body restraint device and a methamphetamine overdose, and it says staff warned about inmate care and supervision.
Reported by: family, in a lawsuit (family or their lawyers); The Frontier investigation (reporters).
Lawsuit: Her family sued over her death in Tulsa Municipal Jail custody, alleging staff denied her medical care, and the lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice in 2025.