The family of a Colorado woman who died while in jail has filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming that medical staff at the jail where she was held ignored a fatal allergic reaction.
Ashley Raisbeck, 27, was serving a brief jail sentence after taking a plea agreement in December 2023 while she was coming off of drugs. According to the lawsuit, which was reviewed by Law&Crime, medical staff at the Jefferson County Detention Center in Golden, Colorado, began treating Raisbeck for withdrawal and noticed sores on various parts of her body. Part of the treatment plan included antibiotics, but Raisbeck told medical staff that she was allergic to penicillin, which was noted in their records.
Despite that, the lawsuit claimed, medical staff administered a synthetic form of the exact drug she said she was allergic to…