TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Sep 27, 2024

The family of Daniel Prisco, a man who died of a fentanyl overdose inside a Davidson County jail in 2023, has filed a lawsuit against the facility for allowing drugs inside the jail. They are seeking $300,000 in damages. The suit argues the facility had a legal duty to protect and care for Prisco, as well as all other inmates. It also alleges that the Metro Government knew as early as February 2022 that correctional officers were smuggling narcotics, often laced with fentanyl, into the jail. According to The Tennessean, five people were charged earlier this month in connection with Prisco's death. Investigators with the Metro Nashville Police Department and Davidson County Sheriff's Office previously announced they had discovered a network of inmates and two civilians collaborating to smuggle drugs into the jail.