GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – A trial is set to begin Monday morning at the federal courthouse in Green Bay concerning a young man who died at the Calumet County Jail.
Demetrius Stephenson took his own life in 2019, after spending three months at the jail. His estate filed a federal lawsuit in 2022. A federal judge issued a decision last November, allowing the case to go to trial against Calumet County and three county social workers.
The lawsuit alleges Demetrius Stephenson had serious mental health issues and that Calumet County and those workers violated his constitutional rights by failing to provide treatment…