The family of the inmate is alleging misconduct at the jail led to 18-year-old Sylvestre Inzunza's death.
The family of a former inmate who died in the Pima County jail has filed a federal lawsuit against the county alleging the death of Sylvestre Inzunza, 18, was partially caused by negligence.
People are also reading… The complaint alleges low staffing levels at the jail and lack of adequate medical aid from NaphCare contributed to Inzunza’s death, and that “fentanyl and other illegal drugs consumed by detainees inside the Pima County Adult Detention Center primarily arrived to the facility by way of jail employees and/or jail contractors.”
The lawsuit alleges NaphCare staff did not have the appropriate medical personnel in the detox unit housing Inzunza and did not check in on him at regular intervals. The complaint also says Inzunza’s unit was on lockdown the night before he was found dead, and no corrections officers were staffing the unit he was held in for an unknown period of time.
The counts against defendants include wrongful death, 14th Amendment violations, discrimination on the basis of disability and breach of contract. The plaintiffs are seeking compensatory damages.
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