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Daughter Died in Jail Denied Life-Saving Food | Birmingham News
A young woman with a rare, life-threatening metabolic disease died in Alabama jail after being denied essential snacks she needed to survive — despite her mother paying hundreds into her commissary account. The heartbreaking case centers on Brittany Grier, who was jailed for a probation violation after a hospital stay, and whose final words to her mom revealed fear and hunger. Staff allegedly told her mother to escalate the request for food, while video evidence and testimony from a former cellmate suggest Grier suffered seizures and begged for help — all ignored. Her mother now waits for an…
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