Nicholas White
Nicholas White, 31, was found hanging in his two-man cell at the Washington Corrections Center near Shelton on the morning of October 16, 2014. The Washington Department of Corrections said he died by suicide, hanging himself with a sheet from the cell vent. His cellmate alerted staff about 15 minutes before officers found him, and an investigation later found the response was delayed. The investigation also found that he had asked for a mental health counselor in the days before his death, and that an appointment had been set up without his being told.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The Washington Department of Corrections says he hanged himself with a sheet from the cell vent, and an investigation found he had asked for a mental health counselor in the days before his death without being told an appointment was set up, while staff response to his cellmate's alert was delayed.
Reported by: Washington Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); investigation into the death.