CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – A Chesapeake woman has filed a $5 million federal lawsuit against the contract medical services provider at the Chesapeake Correctional Center, alleging they committed malpractice that led to her brain damage.
Kristin Bailey, 35, was eight months pregnant when she was jailed last June on a probation violation. Bailey had a history with drug abuse but gave birth to a healthy daughter in July.
According to the lawsuit, Bailey began experiencing a serious medical emergency at the jail Aug. 15 with “neurological symptoms including altered mental status, vomiting, fever and seizure-like activity.”…