Family demands answers after 19-year-old woman dies under the supervision of Fulton County Sheriff's Office

Shashu Battiste, the mother of 19-year-old Noni Battiste-Kosoko is asking for answers after her daughter died in custody at Atlanta's Detention Center under the supervision of Fulton County Sheriff's Office on July 11, 2023. The family held a press conference announcing an Ante Litem notice they sent the county on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. (WABE/Matthew Pearson)

The family of a young woman who died while in custody at the Atlanta City Detention Center is demanding answers.

Noni Battiste-Kosoko was found unresponsive in her cell on July 11, just six days after her 19th birthday.

Her mother, Shashu Battiste, spoke at a press conference on Thursday, with her sky-blue urn sitting beside her.