Haile Neil
Haile Neil, a woman whose family says she had been doing well on medication and working for about four years before a relapse in early 2019, was held at the Colusa County Jail in California. Jail officials said she attempted suicide by hanging in her cell on April 15, 2019, and she was taken to a medical center, where she was declared brain dead and later died after life support was withdrawn. Her family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that jail staff denied her necessary mental health care despite warnings from relatives. The county says the lawsuit has no merit.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). Jail officials said she attempted suicide by hanging, and her family's wrongful death lawsuit says jail staff denied her necessary mental health care despite warnings from relatives.
Reported by: Colusa County Jail officials (the agency that held her); her family's wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Colusa County alleging jail staff denied her necessary mental health care, and the county says the suit has no merit.