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Oregon jail ignored man’s deteriorating condition, leading to leg amputation, lawsuit alleges
Oregon jail ignored man’s deteriorating condition, leading to leg amputation, lawsuit alleges
Oregon jail ignored man’s deteriorating condition, leading to leg amputation, lawsuit alleges

Published on: 08/07/2026

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Despite his mental health crisis, Victor W. Stevenson was placed in a dark cell with no access to a toilet for five days and no medical care. Surveillance video on Aug. 11, 2024, showed him lying on the concrete floor naked, holding his left leg. Jail staff had covered the cell windows, the suit said.

A man who was incoherent, expressing suicidal thoughts and had signs of hypothermia was booked into Klamath County Jail on misdemeanor allegations and placed in a locked, dark cell without a toilet. Over the following days, his lawyers said, jail staff observed him moaning and rolling on the floor in his own feces, yet he received no medical care. He refused food and water for five days.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/08/oregon-jail-ignored-mans-deteriorating-condition-leading-to-leg-amputation-lawsuit-alleges.html

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