Anoka County Settles Lawsuit for $2.55 Million Over Inmate’s Denied Medical Treatment

Anoka County has settled a lawsuit over allegations it denied proper medical treatment to an inmate in 2022. Under the agreement, the county will pay $2.55 million to Deyonta Green, who was denied his prescribed medication for opioid withdrawal, according to the lawsuit.

Green’s attorney Katie Bennett said that after Green was booked into the Anoka County jail on Feb. 5, 2022, he suffered from severe symptoms from heroin withdrawal, including uncontrollable diarrhea and vomiting. Bennett said that although her client had a valid prescription for Suboxone, jail staff withheld it.

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