Michael Clarence Hagen
Michael C. Hagen, 28, was held at Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario, Oregon. His widow, Tiffany Hagen, says in a lawsuit that he reported being threatened and was placed in a cell with a man he had named as a threat, and that staff did not respond to screams from the cell. He was beaten on the morning of February 2, 2012, and died the next day at a hospital in Boise. His widow's lawsuit says he had written to her excitedly about his transfer, and the state's answer to the lawsuit acknowledges that negligence was a substantial factor in his injuries and death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed; neglect alleged). His widow Tiffany Hagen's lawsuit says he reported fear of white supremacists, was placed in a cell with a man he had named as a threat, and that staff did not respond to screams from the cell; the Oregon Department of Corrections has not publicly responded to these claims, while the state's answer to the lawsuit acknowledges negligence was a substantial factor in his injuries and death.
Reported by: widow Tiffany Hagen, through lawyer Dennis Steinman (family or their lawyers); suspected killer later charged in Malheur County.
Lawsuit: His widow, Tiffany Hagen, sued the Oregon Department of Corrections over his death, and the state's answer acknowledges that negligence was a substantial factor in his injuries and death; no settlement or award amount has been reported.