“I cut our visit short, Brandner said, because my head hurt so bad.”
Brandner was serving time at the Walworth County Jail. That’s in Selby, a town of less than 600 people in north-central South Dakota.
Lori Brandner
Brandner has a history of strokes and takes a blood-thinning medication. She said jailers let her medication run out and failed to keep up with her bloodwork.
The day Brandner complained of a terrible headache, she said jailers ignored her.
“They didn’t believe me.”
Brandner said the pain got so bad she was in tears. She lost the feeling in one of her feet.