Dillon Blodgett
Dillon Blodgett was a photographer who hoped to build a career with his camera, and his mother believed he was on suicide watch. He was found hanging in the Montrose County Detention Facility in Montrose, Colorado, and died on January 23, 2016, according to the case summary. His family's attorney, Dan Shaffer, says he had told intake staff about past suicide attempts, was held in solitary rather than on suicide watch, and repeatedly asked for mental health care. A lawsuit against Correct Care Solutions, Correctional Healthcare Companies and others is proceeding in part, after the county and some defendants were dismissed.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). Attorney Dan Shaffer, for Blodgett's family, says staff held him in solitary rather than on suicide watch despite his disclosed past suicide attempts and repeated requests for mental health care, and the family's lawsuit against the medical contractors is proceeding in part.
Reported by: Dan Shaffer, attorney for Blodgett's family (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued Montrose County Detention Facility staff and private medical contractors over his 2016 death, and the case is proceeding in part after the county and some defendants were dismissed.