Lawsuit claims Maurice Monk’s death represents ‘unconscionable failure’ of staff at Santa Rita jail, one of the largest jails in country
Before he entered Santa Rita jail in Alameda county, Monk had regularly taken prescription medication for high blood pressure, diabetes and schizophrenia. During a previous time at Santa Rita months before his death, he had received his prescriptions as usual.During this stint in November 2021, however, Monk lay face-down unattended for three days after staff at the jail allegedly failed to give him his prescription medication.
Between October and November 2021, Monk’s sister Elvira Monk, who feared that her brother’s health would “rapidly decline” if not given his prescriptions, “repeatedly contacted” Santa Rita jail to tell them about Monk’s medication needs. They “rejected” her efforts and sent her through a “series of frustrating bureaucratic processes that led to no results”, the family’s lawsuit noted.
Monk was in a housing unit meant for people with mental health needs, which required wellness checks every 30 minutes. Court records indicated that Monk had left his cell on 5 November for recreation time – the last time he would ever leave his cell – and then two days later, he received blood pressure and diabetes medication for the last time. The lawsuit alleges staffers left medication for Monk in paper cups on his cell’s floor and recorded it as “receiving” or “refusing” medication.
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