Jordan was left alone. In a cell nearby, inmate Richard Ringstad, who is serving time for burglary, listened to Jordan. Ringstad had suffered a medical emergency himself just three weeks earlier. He had lain comatose in a medical observation cell for hours before being taken to the hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. Officers erroneously thought he was sleeping, according to prison medical and incident reports.
Inmates get tickets for bad behavior.
He was really in pain. I could feel it. And then, nothing. Roger Luder observed Jordan naked and kneeling in his cell. Luder watched Jordan for 20 seconds, but Jordan didn't move, so the sergeant went to the dayroom and notified a supervisor.