At around 3:30 p.m. on June 3, 2020, 19-year-old Lacey Higdem was booked into the Rolette County, North Dakota, jail while under the influence of methamphetamine. She was an otherwise healthy young woman with a six-month-old...more
8/13/2025
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Bodily Injury ,
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Wrongful Death
A recent $2.75 million settlement by Robins Kaplan LLP has drawn attention to a troubling case of deliberate indifference to medical needs at Anoka County Jail (the “Jail”). Deyonta Green, who struggled with addiction issues,...more
3/25/2025
/ Civil Rights Act ,
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Healthcare ,
Negligence ,
Patients ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Prisoners ,
Public Health ,
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