Louisville to Pay $160K to Dead Inmate's Family
Louisville to pay 0K to dead inmate's family
The city has agreed to pay $ 160,000 to the family of a heroin addict who died in 2012 while detoxing at the city jail. Savannah Sparks, 27, received scant medical attention for days, despite obvious signs of a fierce withdrawal, Louisville Metro Police …
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City agrees to pay 0K to estate of inmate who died in jail
Sparks, 27, died April 12, 2012, six days after being arrested on a theft charge and while detoxing from a heroin addiction. Last August, the estate settled for an undisclosed amount with the jail's former medical provider, Corizon. … But Gladstein …
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