Karin Kelly had hoped her daughter's arrests could be turning points. But Briana, who everyone called Cookie, cycled in and out of jails for years as she struggled with heroin addiction. She survived multiple overdoses. "You hope your family member is going to get some help, and things are going to change," said Kelly, of East Bethel, whose daughter died after contracting endocarditis in 2022. .
Karin Kelly had hoped her daughter's arrests could be turning points. But Briana, who everyone called Cookie, cycled in and out of jails for years as she struggled with heroin addiction. She survived multiple overdoses. "You hope your family member is going to get some help, and things are going to change," said Kelly, of East Bethel, whose daughter died after contracting endocarditis in 2022. .