Adrian Placencia
Adrian Placencia, 38, was found hanging in his cell at the Hidalgo County Detention Center in New Mexico in July 2019. His father, Guadalupe Placencia, described him as "really, really good to everybody" and said he wanted to change. The family says Adrian had a history of mental health struggles and addiction and had been seeking treatment. A lawsuit brought by the family against Hidalgo County, the jail's guards and its medical provider alleges they failed to give him proper mental health care and did not check on him at sufficient intervals.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). The family's lawsuit says Placencia was found hanging in his cell and says guards failed to check on him at sufficient intervals and that the jail's medical provider failed to give him proper mental health care despite his history of struggles and requests for treatment.
Reported by: Placencia family lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Adrian Placencia's family sued Hidalgo County, jail guards and its medical provider over his 2019 death, alleging failures in mental health care and cell checks, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.