Hennepin County settles with family of inmate who died in jail for $3.4 million
Hennepin County will pay $3.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who died in jail. Lucas Bellamy died from a perforated bowel, and the suit alleges he was in pain for days begging to go to the hospital.
Hennepin County to pay $3.4 million to the family of Lucas Bellamy following his jail death
Video showed Lucas Bellamy begging for medical help while behind bars, but he never got the help he needed. He later died in his cell​ from a perforated bowel.
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Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt says she will appeal the order from the Minnesota Department of Corrections because it's impossible to shrink rapidly.
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The Minnesota Department of Corrections cited failures by the county to provide adequate well-being checks, in addition to staffing woes inside the jail.
Hennepin County settles lawsuit for wrongful death of inmate by paying $3.4 million
Hennepin County has paid $3.4 million to settle a lawsuit for the wrongful death of Lucas Bellamy who was left to die while in custody at Hennepin County Jail.
Hennepin County will pay $3.4 million to family of man who died in jail
Lucas Bellamy had been in jail for three days in July 2022 when he died of an infection after suffering a perforated intestine. A lawsuit filed in January said jail staff were deliberately indifferent to his son's obviously-worsening symptoms.
Family of inmate who died in Hennepin County Jail wins $3.4 million settlement
The family of Lucas Bellamy — a man who died while in custody at the Hennepin County Jail two years ago — has won a $3.4 million settlement in a civil rights lawsuit filed against the county.
Hennepin County will pay $3.4M to family of man who died in jail
MINNEAPOLIS — The family of a man who died in the Hennepin County jail in 2022 has reached a $3.4 million settlement with the county. Lucas Bellamy had been in jail for three days in July 2022 when he died of an infection after suffering a perforated ...
Hennepin County reaches settlement with family of man who died in jail
The settlement comes as the Hennepin County Jail is facing new scrutiny from the state for chronically failing to meet legal standards and putting inmates at risk.
Hennepin Co. must reduce jail population by 200+
The Hennepin County Adult Detention Center has been order to reduce its inmate population by more than 200 people by Thursday. FOX 9’s Mike Manzoni explains what that means, and where current convicts might end up.
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