The Maricopa County, Arizona, sheriff's office agreed to pay
$3.25 million to the family of Deborah Braillard to settle a
wrongful death suit. Braillard was a diabetic who was arrested
on ;minor
drug charges ;in 2005 and died after three days in a county
jail. The suit alleged that she was denied medical care even after
other inmates warned jailers she needed help. The county agreed to
settle the case after a judge said jurors could be informed that
key evidence in the case had been destroyed. … Read More
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