Devin Haley
Devin Haley died by suicide in the Mecklenburg County Jail in North Carolina in 2021. His family's lawsuit says that despite Wellpath knowing about his history of poor mental health, he did not receive the medication he asked for, and that he was placed in a single-person cell where he was unsupervised. The lawsuit says he asked repeatedly for his prescribed antidepressant in the weeks before his death, and that he was 41. The family later reached a settlement with the sheriff, Wellpath and more than 20 other defendants in April.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). Devin's family, in a lawsuit, says jail staff and Wellpath knew of his poor mental health yet he did not get the medication he asked for and was left unsupervised in a single-person cell.
Reported by: family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued the Mecklenburg County sheriff, Wellpath and more than 20 other defendants over his death, and they reached a settlement in April, though the amount was not reported.