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| $20 million sought in death of diabetic jail inmate |
| By The Arizona Republic |
| Published: 07/11/2005 |
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The family of a diabetic woman is accusing Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio and other county officials of gross medical negligence in her death, saying they denied treatment despite knowing her health condition. The allegations are contained in a $20 million claim filed by Barry Leigh Garman and Jennifer Braillard, the surviving father and daughter of Deborah Ann Braillard, 46, who died Jan. 25. Deborah Braillard was placed on three years' probation in November 2003 after being convicted of drug and credit-card violations, court records show. Without disclosing the reasons, the claim said she was arrested by Phoenix police and booked in jail Jan. 2. Braillard, known to jailers as a diabetic because of a previous incarceration, was denied insulin for more than two days before "showing obvious signs of physical and mental deterioration," the claim says. On Jan. 5, her pain became so unbearable "that she was groaning loudly" and she was transferred to Maricopa Medical Center, where she died more than two weeks later, according to the claim. The claim, filed July 1 with the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, is a procedural requirement under Arizona law before a lawsuit can be brought again a government agency or official. Sgt. Travis Anglin, a sheriff's spokesman, said the Sheriff's Office has not seen or reviewed the claim, so he is unable to comment on it. The action is the latest in a series of claims and lawsuits that take Arpaio to task over the operation of the jails. |
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