Questions remain for a Cameron County family even after a woman was sentenced in connection with the death of a loved one.

Jacqueline Barocio was 25-years-old when she was found dead in her jail cell at the Carrizalez-Rucker Dentention Center on Oct. 2023.

On Sept. 8, 45-year-old Brandy Ann Brown Daniels was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to causing Barocio’s death by delivering fentanyl to her.

Esmeralda Barocio, Jacqueline’s sister, said the guilty plea was not enough to bring closure to her family.

“Do I feel like it was justice? No," Esmeralda said. “[There’s] a lot of questions that I ask myself… and are we ever gonna get those answers? I don't think so."

Jacqueline was found dead in her cell just before 7 a.m. on Oct. 21, 2023. The last time the family sp

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