New York Daily News.Polanco’s family later filed a civil lawsuit against the city and prison officials, claiming that staff did not provide proper accommodations, including medical care and safe housing, for her under the American with Disabilities Act.
The lawsuit also claims the Department of Corrections violated her Fourteenth Amendment rights of due process and equal protection under the law.Polanco’s family claims that prison officials were aware that Polanco suffered from epilepsy and schizophrenia, and had been treated for both while in custody, having had multiple seizures while in custody, and even suffering a head injury, which they allege went untreated.But Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said her office would not be.
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