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4/7/16

Judge Initiates Case For Woman Who Starved To Death In Jail


An Illinois federal judge has ordered that a civil lawsuit brought by the estate of an Indian woman move forward on the claim that the jail’s medical staff was deliberately indifferent to the woman’s medical needs. The woman died in early 2012 after a 15-day hunger strike at the Lake County jail An undocumented immigrant living in Illinois, Lyvita Gomes was arrested in October 2011 for failing to show up to jury duty. After her arrest her case was transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE determined that her visa had expired and started the deportation process. Initially released but then rearrested in December Gomez went on H=hunger strike and was not treated by a doctor for 8 days. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/judge-moves-case-forward-of-woman-who-starved-to-death-in-ja?utm_term=4ldqpia http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com



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