Logan Masterson
Logan Masterson died in 2018 at Santa Rita Jail in California, where he was held. His family says he hanged himself in an isolation cell two days after being moved from a suicide watch cell. The family sued the jail, and the suit was settled in 2021. Their complaint described the jail's safety cells as having no furnishings or toilets, with feces on the floors and walls.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). The family's lawsuit says Santa Rita Jail staff failed to keep him safe after moving him from a suicide watch cell to an isolation cell, where he hanged himself.
Reported by: family's lawsuit against the jail (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued the Santa Rita Jail, and the lawsuit was settled in 2021.