‘A death sentence’: a young mother grappling with addiction dies in a drug-plagued US prison

In the second of a three-part special report, the remarkable' number of deaths of people in custody at the Cibola correctional center

• Part 1: FBI investigates drug-trafficking epidemic' in prison also housing Ice detainees: A lot of corruption'

The young, single mother of a six-year-old was proud of the progress she had made.

Jasmine Williams, 29, had struggled with an opioid addiction for years. In March of 2021, Williams was caught by federal agents with illegal drugs and later that year pleaded guilty to federal charges in New Mexico.