The jury trial is underway for 54-year-old Jana Clyde, a Duchesne County Jail nurse who was charged with negligent homicide in the 2016 death of Madison Jensen, a 21-year old inmate. While a judge had dismissed the charge against Clyde in 2018, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the case, determining that Clyde would face the wrongful death suit filed by The Estate of Madison Jody Jensen. Madison Jensen was booked into Duchesne County Jail on November 27th, 2016 for internal possession of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. Four days later at 1:28pm on December 1st, Madison was found deceased in her cell. The Utah Medical Examiner determined the immediate cause of death to be cardiac arrhythmia from dehydration due to opiate withdrawal. While Duchesne County and most of the jail personnel were granted qualified immunity, the panel of 10th Circuit judges made it clear that Clyde would have to face the claim. The jury trial is taking place in 8th District Court in Duchesne.
