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Lawsuits filed in deaths of two MDC inmates

Lawsuits filed in deaths of two MDC inmates - Rio Rancho Observer

The families of two people who died in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in 2020 have filed lawsuits against Bernalillo County, the jail and medical staff alleging they failed to treat the inmates for withdrawal symptoms.

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Suit filed in death of man at MDC

Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal The family of one of the people who died while in custody of the Metropolitan Detention Center last year has filed a lawsuit against Bernalillo County, the jail and the medical provider and staff alleging medical malpractice and negligence led to his death. Samuel Bryant Samuel Bryant, 46, died from the toxic effects of methamphetamine with contributing factors of opiate withdrawal, according to an autopsy report. The Office of the Medical Investigator determined his death was an accident. He was one of nine people in jail custody to die in the course of a year – a dramatic spike over previous years. While the causes of death varied, six appear to have occurred while inmates were detoxing from drugs or alcohol or in medical units – all under the care of medical contractor Centurion Detention Health Care. None of the deaths were from COVID-19.

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