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In May 2024, Breanna Esparza was booked into the Sandoval County Detention Center after her probation officer allegedly found Suboxone strips in her bedroom. The 29-year-old was scheduled to be released from the facility three weeks after her arrest.

She never made it home.

Esparza died behind bars from a fentanyl overdose just hours before she was to be released on May 29, 2024, according to a recently filed wrongful death suit. She left behind a 14-year-old son, who is now being cared for by his grandparents.

鈥淪he had been asking for mental health help or some kind of counseling and they never gave it to her,鈥� said Esparza鈥檚 father, Jesus Esparza. 鈥淢y biggest fear was that someone was going to find her dead on the street. I thought she would be safe and protected in jail. So to find this out, it blew my mind.鈥�

Esparza鈥檚 father filed the lawsuit March 25 against the Sandoval County Commission, medical contracting company CorrHealth, the Sandoval County Detention Center and various employees of the facility.

The lawsuit filed in 13th Judicial District Court alleges Esparza鈥檚 overdose and subsequent death were due to negligent behavior and a failure to prevent drugs from getting into the jail.

"Defendants鈥� reckless disregard for Ms. Esparza鈥檚 well-being turned her brief detention into a death sentence,鈥� the lawsuit states.

The attorneys who filed the suit on behalf of Esparza鈥檚 father could not be reached for comment. The suit seeks punitive, compensatory and statutory damages. 

Sandoval County Manager Wayne Johnson said both the county and jail were committed to the well-being of detainees and staff.

鈥淓very day, we adhere to regulations, guidelines, and best practices to achieve successful outcomes at our facility,鈥� Johnson wrote in a statement to the Journal. 鈥淲e do not waver from this commitment. At present, we are reviewing the recently filed lawsuit.鈥�

鈥楾hey didn鈥檛 even bother鈥�

Esparza was booked into jail around 8 p.m. May 8, 2024.

Her probation officer allegedly found Suboxone strips 鈥� a prescription medication that is commonly used to treat opioid dependence but can be abused 鈥� in her bedroom, according to a criminal complaint filed in Sandoval County Magistrate Court. 

Esparza was brought to the detention center, where she was frisked for weapons and contraband. Later, a CorrHealth EMT with the facility conducted an intake screening for Esparza, according to the lawsuit.

CorrHealth did not respond to calls for comment.

The lawsuit alleges this was the first of the facility鈥檚 oversights that ultimately led to Esparza鈥檚 death.

鈥淔or instance, he (the CorrHealth EMT) noted that Ms. Esparza had 鈥榥o fentanyl use鈥� even though her medical history at the detention center, to which he had access, notes prior use," the lawsuit states. 

Furthermore, the EMT allegedly stated that Esparza had no history of drug use despite her being arrested on a drug charge and the EMT noting that she had needle marks on her arms.

Facility staff was also required to provide training on how to use Narcan 鈥� a drug that can reverse an overdose 鈥� to Esparza because she was a documented opioid user, but the screening form notes had 鈥淣ot applicable鈥� in the Narcan section, according to the lawsuit. 

After the initial screening, another CorrHealth employee noted that Esparza had no history of mental health hospitalization, the lawsuit states, but Esparza had at least 13 prior instances of being monitored for substance detox and mental health concerns from 2018 to 2023.

On May 14, a medical staffer at the facility conducted a behavioral health evaluation on Esparza.

鈥淗e recklessly failed to take sufficient action to provide Ms. Esparza with the mental health and substance use supports that she clearly needed 鈥� thus causing her mental health crisis and drug addiction to worsen and go unchecked,鈥� the lawsuit alleges. 

On May 14, Esparza was scheduled to see a psychiatrist and her appointment was listed as a high priority, according to the lawsuit. Her appointment never occurred after being rescheduled eight times. It was noted that the only reason she was not able to have her appointment was because there was no psychiatrist available, the suit alleges.

On May 28, 2024, corrections officers went to Esparza鈥檚 cell to give her antibiotics and found her unresponsive.

Medical staff gave Esparza an oxygen mask, began CPR and administered two doses of Narcan. Another staff member left to get a defibrillator after determining she was going into cardiac arrest, according to the lawsuit.

鈥淗owever, the AED pads had been ripped because of another overdose emergency that had occurred 鈥� just 20 minutes prior,鈥� the lawsuit alleges.

Esparza鈥檚 cellmate was taken to the emergency room for an opioid overdose less than a half hour before Esparza was found unresponsive, according to the lawsuit.

The suit alleges that it is standard for jail staff to search pods for contraband after an overdose, but no search occurred after the cellmate鈥檚 overdose. It maintains that had county staff searched the cells, they would have found and confiscated the drugs that Esparza overdosed on.

鈥淭hey should have done a lockdown and searched all the cells,鈥� Jesus Esparza said. 鈥淭hey didn鈥檛 even bother.鈥�

Esparza was declared dead in the early hours of May 29, and an autopsy determined the cause of her death to be a fentanyl overdose.

鈥淢y wife and I prayed and I guess she served her purpose and it was her time to go,鈥� Jesus Esparza said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been an awful two years that we鈥檝e gone through.鈥�

鈥楢 pervasive pattern and practice鈥�

The lawsuit states that Esparza鈥檚 death adds to a pattern of illicit drug use and overdoses within the facility. 

鈥淎larmingly, both of these overdoses are part of a pervasive pattern and practice at Sandoval County Detention Center,鈥� the lawsuit alleges.

A similar 2025 wrongful death lawsuit filed against the county, the detention center and CorrHealth alleged another fatal overdose was caused by a lack of oversight and negligence.

In 2017, a former corrections officer at SCDC pleaded guilty to bringing heroin into the jail. In his plea, he said he planned to give the heroin to an inmate in the facility, according to previous Journal reporting.

Additionally, the lawsuit states six inmates at SCDC were under the influence of drugs in September 2023. A search revealed 115 fentanyl pills, 3 grams of methamphetamines and 63 Suboxone strips, according to the lawsuit.

Besides the allegations of drugs flowing into the facility, the lawsuit also argues that CorrHealth has a pattern of providing insufficient health care and substance abuse services for inmates. 

In 2023, an inmate from an unknown facility had a mental health crisis that led to his death by suicide. The lawsuit states CorrHealth staff 鈥渋gnored his pleas for help鈥� and threatened to punish him for asking for mental health services.

鈥淚t鈥檚 not right, the way the system is set up in Sandoval County for these people,鈥� Jesus Esparza said. 鈥淚 understand that they have addictions or issues, but you鈥檙e supposed to be there to help them.鈥�

Nakayla McClelland covers crime and breaking news. Reach her at nmcclelland@abqjournal.com or at 505-823-3857.