Advocates and family members are demanding answers after a woman with a known medical condition died in a Bexar County Jail on Sunday, May 18.
CaSandra Pearson, 29, was incarcerated at Bexar County Adult Detention Center for two months after spending time in a nearby hospital for severe sickle cell disease. She was arrested March 20 over an alleged altercation with a nurse, for which she was charged with a felony and booked into jail.
Family members maintain that during her incarceration, Pearson didn’t receive proper medical care for her condition. As a result, she lost 20 pounds and weighed 113 pounds at the time of her death, according to family members…