The Brief

PHOENIX - A Phoenix mother received her prison sentence on March 6 after her baby died from a fentanyl overdose .

Thirty-eight-year-old Natalie Tate will go to prison for 12 and a half years.

She was charged after a Jan. 29, 2024 incident where prosecutors say she used fentanyl and left the pills within the 18-month-old baby's reach.

After waking up, she found her pill container opened and her baby unresponsive.

First responders came to her apartment and pronounced the child dead.

Tate pleaded guilty to manslaughter and child abuse charges.

Phoenix Police identified the baby as Jody Jackson.