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The family of a nuclear physicist who died by suicide in a Virginia jail is suing the U.S. government after his psychotropic medicine was discontinued and he was denied admission to a federal medical prison

The family of a nuclear physicist who died by suicide in a Virginia jail is suing the U.S. government after his psychotropic medicine was discontinued and he was denied admission...

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A judge is excoriating federal prison officials who refused to admit an inmate needing mental health care who later killed himself in a local jail cell.

A judge on Friday excoriated federal prison officials for refusing to admit an inmate needing mental health care who later killed himself in a local jail cell.

But Butner officials refused to accept Lapp, saying that they dont accept inmates who are awaiting sentencing unless they need a court-ordered evaluation. So Lapp instead remained at the Alexandria jail, where a psychiatrist with the citys Community Services Board opted not to medicate him. Lapp died in his cell a few weeks later. At a court hearing called Friday by Ellis to look into the the death, Ellis was particularly angered that Butner didnt follow his order to admit Lapp. “I wasnt aski...

Inmates suicide probed; lawyer says meds were discontinued by Matthew Barakat, The Associated Press Posted May 20, 2021 12:18 pm EDT Last Updated May 20, 2021 at 12:28 pm EDT FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia inmate awaiting sentencing on federal bank robbery charges killed himself after jailers discontinued his psychotropic medication, according to his lawyer. Christopher Lapp, 62, was an inmate at the Alexandria jail, which routinely holds inmates as they await trial and sentenci...