Lorenzo Gabriel Flores
Lorenzo Gabriel Flores, who was held at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility in Cañon City, died on August 3, 2017. His surviving child, in a federal lawsuit, says he had long-standing schizophrenia and that nurses failed to respond to clear signs of distress and dehydration before he collapsed in his cell. The lawsuit says the prison staff and medical contractor are responsible for his death. The defendants say he showed no obvious distress until he collapsed, and a federal judge has sent the claims to a jury.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). His surviving child's federal lawsuit says nurses failed to respond to clear signs of distress and dehydration before he died of a blood clot, while the defendants say he showed no obvious distress until he collapsed.
Reported by: Surviving child, through a federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His surviving child sued prison staff and the medical contractor in federal court over his death, and a federal judge has sent the claims to a jury.