Patrick McCann
Patrick McCann, 30, died in custody at the Ogle County Correctional Center in Illinois on April 30, 2010, according to the autopsy and the court record. An autopsy found he died from an over-prescription of methadone prescribed by a contract physician, and he had been held awaiting trial after weeks of hospital treatment for severe burn wounds. His estate sued under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging deliberate indifference to his medical needs. In 2018 the Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the remaining individual defendants and for the county.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). An autopsy found he died from an over-prescription of methadone by a contract physician, and his estate's lawsuit alleged deliberate indifference to his medical needs.
Reported by: autopsy.
Lawsuit: His estate sued under federal civil rights law alleging deliberate indifference to his medical needs, and in 2018 the Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the remaining individual defendants and for the county, with no payment reported.