Brother, Estate File Settle Suit Over Female Inmate's Death

Brother, Estate File Settle Suit Over Female Inmate's Death

The estate and brother of a 32-year-old woman who allegedly died at the hands of another inmate at the Los Angeles County women’s jail in Lynwood in late 2021 have tentatively settled a lawsuit they brought against the county. Attorneys for the estate of the late Destiny Ortega and her sibling, Steven Stevens, filed court papers on Thursday with Compton Superior Court Judge Fumiko Wasserman notifying her of a “conditional” resolution of the case…