Terrell Griswold
Terrell Griswold, 26, died at the Bent County Correctional Facility in Bent County, Colorado, on October 28, 2010. The official autopsy report gave his cause of death as an enlarged heart, while his family later obtained medical records suggesting a prostate nodule blocking his urinary tract contributed to his cardiac complications. His mother, Lagalia Afola, says he repeatedly raised the alarm about his worsening symptoms in the week before he died and that the prison doctor and staff did not respond. The state later disciplined the doctor for care below accepted standards in a separate case involving kidney problems.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The official autopsy attributed his death to an enlarged heart, while his mother says prison doctor and staff ignored his repeated complaints and worsening symptoms in the week before he died.
Reported by: official autopsy report; his family.