Jonathan Bourg
Jonathan Bourg was 29, and his parents, Nancy and Tad Bourg, say he lived with lifelong mental illness that led him to use drugs to cope. He was held at the Taos County jail in New Mexico, where he died on July 28, 2016, and was due to be released into a residential treatment program the next day. The Bourgs' lawsuit against the Taos County Commission says jail administrators failed to act on reports that drugs were being smuggled into and used in his housing pod. The death was linked to a heroin overdose, and an internal investigation at the jail was ongoing when the article was published.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). Jonathan's parents, Nancy and Tad Bourg, say in their lawsuit that jail administrators failed to act on reports that drugs were being smuggled into and used in his housing pod, and the county has not responded to these claims.
Reported by: parents Nancy and Tad Bourg, via lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His parents sued Taos County over his death at the Taos County jail, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.