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A 16-year-old was held at the Red Wing Juvenile Detention Center in Red Wing, Minnesota, and died there on October 19, 2024. The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death a suicide. A state Department of Corrections inspector general's report found the facility violated four correctional standards, including well-being checks that lasted about one second each in the overnight hours before the death. Staff found the young person unresponsive, and the Department of Corrections has opened an investigation into how the death happened.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death a suicide, and a state inspector general found staff did not follow required well-being checks, which lasted about one second each in the overnight hours before the death.
Reported by: Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Minnesota Department of Corrections Office of Inspector General (outside investigators).
Sources (4)
- State investigating death of young offender at Red Wing, Minn. facility - FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Juvenile inmate dies inside Red Wing correctional facility, DOC says
- Red Wing juvenile center’s well-being checks faulted in teen’s death, investigation says
- Investigation into teen’s death at juvenile detention facility reveals flaws