US EditionLawsuit over woman's 2020 death in Rolette County Jail settled for $2 million
- A lawsuit over a woman's 2020 death in Rolette County Jail resulted in a settlement of $2 million, as accepted by Allen on behalf of her daughter, Higdem, who died at 19.
- Higdem died at age 19 in Rolette County Jail after her arrest for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
- After Higdem's death, the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation closed the jail for over two months due to safety concerns for inmates.
- Allen stated that despite the emotional toll, she finds solace in holding those responsible accountable and hopes to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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Waco Tribune-Herald
$2M deal reached in lawsuit over young woman's death at North Dakota jail in 2020
A $2 million agreement has been reached in the death of a young woman at a North Dakota jail in 2020. Nineteen-year-old Lacey Higdem died from a drug overdose at the Rolette County Jail in Rolla, North Dakota, according to…
Lawsuit over woman's 2020 death in Rolette County Jail settled for $2 million
ROLLA, ND (KXNET) — A Minneapolis-based law firm representing a 19-year-old North Dakota woman who died in the Rolette County Jail in 2020 says a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against Rolette County. Robins Kaplan LLP has accepted a $2 million offer of judgment for their client, Jessica Allen, following her daughter Lacey Higdem’s death nine hours after being admitted to the Rolette County Jail in Rolla. Rolette County made the offer …
Court Judgment Awards $2 Million to Mother of Prisoner Who Died in Rolette County Jail
FARGO (KFGO) – The mother of a 19-year-old woman who died while in the Rolette County Jail in northern North Dakota has been granted a court judgment with the county and two former correctional officers. Jessica Allen will be paid $2 million. Court documents say In June of 2020, Lacey Higdem was found in the woods. She was hallucinating and in distress. She was under the influence of methamphetmine. After medical clearance, she was taken to the …
Inforum
Rolette County Jail defendants to pay $2 million to family of woman who died in custody
FARGO — Every day when he wakes up and before he goes to sleep, Lacey Higdem's 5-year-old son, Liam, greets a large framed photo of his mom that hangs in his grandmother's home where he now lives. "Good morning mommy, I love you!" and "Good night mommy, I love you," he says, and gives it a kiss. Higdem's mother, Jessica Allen, said it is a comforting ritual for the boy, whose mother died alone in a Rolette County jail cell when Liam was just 5 m…
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