Brian Kimo O'Gorman
Brian Kimo O'Gorman was 43 when he died on March 2, 2022, at Hālawa Correctional Facility, where he had been held since February 2022 while withdrawing from methadone that he had been receiving through a treatment program. His estate's lawsuit, brought by his lawyer Richard Turbin, says medical staff failed to treat severe withdrawal symptoms over nearly two weeks, including while he was placed on suicide watch, and did not follow prison policy requiring hospitalization in life-threatening cases. The lawsuit attributes his death to heart failure from dehydration, and describes it as a heart attack. The state has agreed to pay $600,000, pending approval by state lawmakers, and has not commented on the allegations.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. The estate's lawyer, Richard Turbin, says medical staff at Hālawa Correctional Facility failed to treat severe methadone withdrawal for nearly two weeks, including placing him on suicide watch, and did not follow policy requiring hospitalization; the state has not commented on the allegations.
Reported by: estate's lawyer Richard Turbin and the estate's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His estate sued over his care at Hālawa Correctional Facility and the state agreed to pay $600,000, pending approval by state lawmakers.