Epilepsy

"Layleen Polanco's passing further underscores the dangers of solitary confinement, which isolates already medically fragile people from observation and care."

Rolando Perez died in solitary confinement after being denied medication.

He was hospitalized twice while in custody, and was never charged with a crime.

An epileptic man who killed the passenger of another car after he suffered a seizure while driving has been cleared of charges against him.

The trial revolves around a 2012 car crash in the Bronx that resulted in the death of a 25-year-old.