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Wellpath Agrees to $2.5 Million Settlement in Maurice Monk Lawsuit

Following Alameda County’s $7 million payout, activists are intensifying scrutiny of Wellpath’s performance before its 2027 contract expiration

Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. (File photo by Jeremy Walsh)
Correctional health care provider Wellpath has agreed to a $2.5 million settlement in the federal civil case over the death of Maurice Monk at the Santa Rita Jail in Alameda County, California, his family’s attorneys said.
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Overview

  • Wellpath will pay $2.5 million to the children of Maurice Monk to resolve a federal civil rights suit over his 2021 death in Santa Rita Jail
  • Body-camera footage shows deputies and Wellpath nurses neglected Monk’s severe medical distress for days before discovering him dead on November 15, 2021
  • Alameda County settled with Monk’s family for $7 million in 2023 and has revamped inmate welfare-check protocols and logging procedures
  • Nine deputies, a county behavioral health doctor and two Wellpath staff face felony charges in the case and have pleaded not guilty as the criminal trial proceeds
  • Independent audits found Wellpath failed to meet national care standards at Santa Rita Jail, prompting calls to seek a new provider when the county contract ends in 2027