"The families of two people who died in San Diego jails last year have filed separate civil rights lawsuits in federal court both accusing the Sheriff's Office and its private medical contractors of systemic failures they say took the lives of Callen Lines and Corey Dean. Lines died from drug withdrawal in the Las Colinas women's jail in May, a day after her arrest. Dean, who suffered from schizophrenia, died two months later in the Vista jail after weeks in solitary confinement. Both lawsuits, filed last week by attorneys Grace Jun and Danielle Pena, allege staff ignored repeated pleas for help from both."
"That incident was documented in her medical records, the lawsuit says, and during intake, she was upfront about her substance use and medical history. Despite disclosing this information, Lines did not receive adequate monitoring or appropriate medication to manage withdrawal, the lawsuit says, even as her condition worsened and as she begged for help."
Families of two people who died in San Diego jails filed separate federal civil rights lawsuits alleging systemic failures by the Sheriff's Office and private medical contractors. Callen Lines died from drug withdrawal in the Las Colinas women's jail a day after her arrest. Corey Dean, who had schizophrenia, died in the Vista jail after weeks in solitary confinement. The lawsuits allege staff ignored repeated pleas for help, failed to provide adequate monitoring and medication for withdrawal, and dismissed requests for assistance. Lines had a documented prior withdrawal-related seizure and disclosed substance use at intake. Cellmates reported she repeatedly pressed the intercom, yelled she was having trouble breathing, and was ignored.
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