27 ecstasy pills found in detainee’s cavity

CHICAGO — A federal court in Illinois declined to dismiss civil rights and negligence claims brought by the guardians of a woman who suffered permanent cognitive damage after allegedly overdosing while in police custody. The family claims at least 16 Chicago police personnel were aware that at least 27 ecstasy pills were inside the detainee’s vagina, but nobody sought medical treatment or warned jail personnel before she went into cardiac arrest hours later. The allegations plausibly show that reasonable officers would have understood the obvious risk of overdose.