Sean Hanchett died in custody in December 2022, and did not receive adequate medical attention, the suit alleged.

By Emily Vespa For more than four months, 32-year-old Jackson Hedgepeth has lived in a small room at Atrium Health Union hospital in Monroe, waiting for help. Jackson has autism, and he’s nonverbal.

Remember Karen McGee, the elderly, deaf woman who was arrested during a layover at the Austin airport in 2022? Law ...