An Oklahoma woman has filed a federal lawsuit alleging she suffered severe facial burns while in custody at the Oklahoma County Detention Center in 2021.
Chandra Graham alleges she was "subjected to inhuman conditions of confinement in the suicide watch wing" at the Oklahoma County Detention Center , according to the lawsuit, which was filed on March 28, 2023.
Graham, who was booked into the OCDC on March 24, 2021, was kept in a suicide watch cell that had no running water, which was shut off because flooding had caused feces and urine to overflow to the floor, according to Peter Scimeca, an attorney for Graham. According to the lawsuit, there was an unknown chemical mixed with the other substances on the floor and the liquid on the floor inadvertently splashed on Graham's face.
When asked about the allegations in November 2022 by KFOR, OCDC Communications Director Mark Opgrande issued a statement disputing the allegations, saying in part, "each cell is equipped with a sink with hot and cold water faucets, therefore there were no barriers which would have prevented Ms. Graham from washing her face." He added, "We strive, along with our health care vendor, to provide the best care possible to detainees.
Sebastian Van Coevorden, the attorney who filed Graham's lawsuit, said that Graham was moved out of the suicide unit and into a behavioral health unit where she pushed a button for immediate medical aid over 50 times. He said no one responded. OCDC medical records show Graham was treated several times with Benadryl and cream, according to KFOR, which reported that Graham was first seen by medical staff on March 27, 2021, for a "rash and swelling to her face."
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