Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry had major depressive disorder, according to a lawsuit filed in November 2019. The lawsuit says he died by suicide after about 30 days in the Restrictive Housing Unit at the Graterford state prison in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It says staff failed to provide him the mental health care his condition required while he was held in solitary confinement. The lawsuit is part of a wider challenge to the treatment of people with mental illness in Pennsylvania state prisons.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). The family's November 2019 lawsuit says Patrick Henry died by suicide after about 30 days in the Graterford Restrictive Housing Unit despite his major depressive disorder, and the suit challenges how Pennsylvania state prisons treat people with mental illness.
Reported by: family, in lawsuit filed November 2019 (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family filed a lawsuit in November 2019 over his suicide in the Restrictive Housing Unit at Graterford state prison, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.