Isaac DeJesus
Isaac DeJesus had schizophrenia and depression and a history of suicide attempts, according to a federal lawsuit brought by his family through attorney Bill Davis. He died at Graterford state prison in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where the lawsuit says he did not receive the psychiatric medications he had previously been prescribed. The lawsuit says he was held in general population without special monitoring and that he died by suicide. The family's lawsuit alleges systemic failures in mental-health care at the prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). His family's federal lawsuit, filed by attorney Bill Davis, says Graterford staff withheld his prescribed psychiatric medications and kept him in general population without special monitoring despite his history of suicide attempts.
Reported by: family, in federal lawsuit filed by attorney Bill Davis (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued in federal court, alleging systemic failures in mental-health care at Graterford state prison, where he did not receive his previously prescribed psychiatric medications.