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Woman in Hillsborough County Jail died of medical neglect, brother claims

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A Tampa woman with a history of mental and physical ailments died in 2015 while in custody at the Hillsborough County Jail. Her brother is now suing the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, among others, for violating her constitutional rights, claiming they failed to give her proper medical attention, which led to her death. Ericka Jazmine Roles was a 26-year-old mother who allegedly suffered from a variety of physical and mental ailments, including diabetes, psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, seizure disorder, and…

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Hillsborough County inmate sues Sheriff over denied law library access

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From within the Hillsborough County Jail, an inmate claims he was deprived of constitutional rights after being denied access to the facility’s law library. Robert McDuffie, 57, filed a complaint in Hillsborough Circuit Court against the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, naming a captain and several deputies. In the petition, McDuffie claims he wrote a civil complaint against one HCSO officer, referred to as Ms. “A. Hijazi,” back in May 2016. The filing was regarding his denial of access to the…

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