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SALT LAKE CITY — The family of a man who hanged himself in the Beaver County Jail claims in a federal lawsuit that corrections officers failed to recognize him as a suicide risk and didn't appropriately monitor him.
Troy D. Bradshaw, 37, was found dead in his cell on June 15, 2014, two days after he was booked into the jail.
Before Bradshaw was booked into jail, officers took him to Beaver Valley Hospital, where medical staff noted he had psychological problems, potentially including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety and depression, according to the lawsuit.
In the booking process, officers noted that Bradshaw was receiving mental health counseling and had thought about suicide, though he wasn't thinking about it that at the time.
The lawsuit contends the jail was understaffed and surveillance equipment was not working the day Bradshaw died.
Beaver County Attorney Von Christiansen said the county strives to provide safe and secure jail for inmates, and disputes the allegations purported in the complaint.
The lawsuit, filed by Bradshaw's mother, Kathy George, and two women with whom he had children, seeks $15 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages.