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Dying man denied medical care in El Paso County jail, lawsuit alleges

Cristo Canett, 48, died in the jail in 2022 after suffering perforated duodenal ulcer

El Paso County Jail at the Criminal Justice Center in Colorado Springs Aug. 21, 2003.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post
El Paso County Jail at the Criminal Justice Center in Colorado Springs Aug. 21, 2003.
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 4:  Shelly Bradbury - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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A 48-year-old man died in the El Paso County jail after the facility's medical staff ignored his deteriorating health and obvious extreme pain for hours, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the man's sister Monday.
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