Jail Death
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Family files lawsuit over 2023 Jeffco inmate death
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The family of 27-year-old Ashley Jo Raisbeck filed a lawsuit against the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office nearly two years after the woman died in custody. Jaime Raisbeck, Ashley’s mother, stood outside of the Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse Wednesday morning, a line of family holding memoriam signs behind her. “I don’t want another parent in my…
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Federal judge green-lights some claims for trial in death of Montezuma County jail detainee
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A federal judge on Friday ended some claims and permitted others to proceed to a jury trial over the 2021 death of a severely intoxicated man in the Montezuma County jail. Surviving family members of Kelroy Newman filed suit against the county, its elected sheriff, a deputy, the hospital where Newman was seen and his…
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Federal judge rejects Jeffco sheriff’s attempt to immediately appeal ruling on detainee’s death
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A federal judge has refused to endorse the Jefferson County sheriff’s request to immediately appeal a claim brought against her for a detainee’s death, allegedly caused by the constitutional violations of the jail’s private medical provider. Earlier this year, U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney permitted a lawsuit to proceed against contractor Wellpath. She…
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Federal judge dismisses negligence claim against hospital in death of Montezuma County jail detainee
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A hospital in Cortez cannot itself be liable for negligence in the death of a Montezuma County jail detainee, a federal judge ruled last month. Kelroy Newman arrived at the jail on July 17, 2021 with a blood alcohol concentration five times the legal limit, 0.421, and injuries to his head. Police took him to Southwest…
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Federal judge dismisses negligence claim against hospital in death of Montezuma County jail detainee
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A hospital in Cortez cannot itself be liable for negligence in the death of a Montezuma County jail detainee, a federal judge ruled last month. Kelroy Newman arrived at the jail on July 17, 2021 with a blood alcohol concentration five times the legal limit, 0.421, and injuries to his head. Police took him to Southwest…
