Grayson James-Allen Painter
Grayson James-Allen Painter was 22 and had a history of mental health challenges, according to a lawsuit filed by his mother, Jennifer Painter, of New Jersey. He died on June 29, 2023, in a segregation unit at Oregon State Correctional Institution, where he was held. A corrections officer found him dead in his cell, and according to the lawsuit, he had killed himself. The lawsuit alleges that staff failed to provide him with mental health care and to monitor him for suicide risk in the days before his death. The Oregon Department of Corrections declined to comment on the lawsuit.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). A corrections officer found he had killed himself in his cell, and his mother's lawsuit alleges staff failed to provide mental health care and monitor his suicide risk in the days before his death.
Reported by: Oregon State Correctional Institution corrections officer (the agency that held him); his mother's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His mother filed a lawsuit alleging that staff at Oregon State Correctional Institution failed to provide mental health care and suicide monitoring before his death, and the Oregon Department of Corrections declined to comment on the case.