Madison Jensen
Madison Jensen, 21, died on December 1, 2016, while held at the Duchesne County Jail in Utah. A medical examiner found she had lost 42 pounds and died of prolonged dehydration during opiate withdrawal, after days of vomiting and diarrhea. Her family's federal lawsuit says jail staff ignored her declining health and refused her opiate medication, and her father, Jared Jensen, has said he wants someone held accountable. Her former cellmate says staff ignored repeated pleas for medical care, which the sheriff's office disputes, and the state's death certificate classifies her death as natural.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). The medical examiner found she died of prolonged dehydration during opiate withdrawal, the state death certificate lists the death as natural, and her family's federal lawsuit says staff ignored her declining health and refused her opiate medication.
Reported by: medical examiner or coroner; state death certificate; her family's federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers); her former cellmate.
Lawsuit: Her family filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Duchesne County Jail staff ignored her declining health before she died, and the defendants deny wrongdoing.