Kendra Sawyer spoke with her dad from the Deschutes County jail and told him she loved him. Six hours later, in the throes of opioid withdrawal, the 22-year-old took her own life. A year later, Sawyer ...

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An Oregon man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging wrongful death and negligence in the case of his daughter who took her own life while experiencing opioid withdrawal in the county jail. The lawsuit ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Kendra Sawyer spoke with her dad from the Deschutes County jail and told him she loved him. Six hours later, in the throes of opioid withdrawal, the 22-year-old took her own life. A ...