$750,000 Settlement in South Dakota Pretrial Detainee’s Overdose Death

Loaded on Sept. 1, 2021 by David Reutter published in Verdict1 September, 2021, page 34

Filed under: Drug Overdose, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Pretrial Detention and Detainees. Location: South Dakota.

by David M. Reutter

A $750,000 settlement was reached in the methamphetamine overdose death of a female South Dakota pretrial detainee. The lawsuit brought claims against two separate county jails, state troopers, and guards at the jails.

Sarah Lee Circle Bear, 24, was arrested on July 3, 2016, after a ...

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