Robbie Campbell
Robbie Campbell was a former coal miner. Medical records contained in a lawsuit say he complained of severe constipation and rectal bleeding beginning in early 2016 while held at Huttonsville Correctional Center in West Virginia, and that he made repeated requests for care. According to the lawsuit's records, he was not taken to a hospital until June 2017, after he passed out from blood loss, and was diagnosed with colon cancer. He died in 2020, and the medical records cite colon cancer as the cause.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Medical records contained in a lawsuit show he had colon cancer, and the lawsuit says staff ignored his repeated requests for care from 2016 until he was taken to a hospital in June 2017.
Reported by: medical records contained in a lawsuit.
Lawsuit: Medical records filed in a lawsuit show he complained of severe constipation and rectal bleeding from 2016 and was not taken to a hospital until June 2017, when he was diagnosed with colon cancer; no settlement or award amount is reported.