Vianna Granillo
Vianna Granillo, 25, died in July 2022 after being held at the Las Colinas women's jail in Santee, San Diego County. Her family says she told intake staff she struggled with opioid addiction, and her mother, Diana Sanchez, says she was not placed in medical detox. A family lawsuit says deputies waited 12 minutes before starting CPR and that an oxygen tank was broken. The medical examiner attributed her death to brain damage from lack of oxygen and sepsis from a stomach perforation, and the sheriff's department has said the cause and manner were under investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The medical examiner attributed her death to brain damage from lack of oxygen and sepsis from a stomach perforation, and her family's lawsuit says deputies waited 12 minutes to begin CPR after an oxygen tank was broken.
Reported by: medical examiner or coroner; her family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her family sued San Diego County over her death at the Las Colinas women's jail, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.
News reports (4)
- Woman dies after being found ‘unresponsive’ in Las Colinas jail cell - San Diego Union-Tribune
- After record $15 million settlement, San Diego County still confronts a slew of other jail-death lawsuits - San Diego Union-Tribune
- In 5 years since investigation, little progress in stopping deaths in San Diego County jails - San Diego Union-Tribune
- Advocates demand transparency after another death at San Diego County jail