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 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 pays $3.4 million to settle lawsuit for wrongful death of jail inmate Lucas Bellamy
Hennepin County will pay $3.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of Lucas Bellamy, the son of St. Paul Penumbra Theatre founder Louis Bellamy, after he was left to die in a Hennepin County jail despite crawling on his hands and knees and begging for help while in custody over several days in 2022.
Hennepin County will pay $3.4M to family of man who died in jail
In a lawsuit filed in January, Bellamy said jail staff were deliberately indifferent to his son’s obviously worsening symptoms. According to court documents, Lucas Bellamy’s p
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.
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.
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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.
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