The family of Kare Randall, who died by suicide at a Wiscasset jail, is suing a handful of local government agencies and officials, claiming that jail workers failed to protect the 25-year-old despite clear warning signs.

The wrongful death lawsuit, filed by Randall’s mother, Latoya Earles, alleges that the defendants were “deliberately indifferent to (Randall’s) serious mental health concerns” and knew that he had previously tried to hang himself under their supervision at Two Bridges Regional Jail. Staff there found Randall dead of apparent suicide on April 21.

Earles filed the complaint with the U.S. District Court in Maine in late August, court records show.

“This failure by each was negligent, knowing, intentional, willful, wanton, reckless, and deliberately indifferent,” Earles alleges in the complaint. “As a result, the Decedent (Randall) suffered extreme, extended pain and anguish and eventual death.”

Earles’ complaint lists Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties as among its defendants, claiming that they owned and oversaw Two Bridges while Randall was incarcerated there. The complaint also lists Alternative Correctional Healthcare LLC as a defendant, alleging that the firm was in charge of medical and mental health services at the jail.

The suit also singles out Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett, Correctional Administrator James Bailey and Assistant Correctional Administrator William Frith as defendants.

The defendants together filed an answer to the complaint Monday, in which they broadly deny responsibility and, at times, claim to lack sufficient knowledge to form any beliefs about the allegations laid out in the complaint.

They also deny in the complaint that the two counties own or operate the jail, and they claim that the individual defendants are entitled to qualified immunity protections.

Bailey told the Press Herald in April that the jail was conducting a review of its mental health policy and whether staff adhered to it in Randall’s case. He did not reply to a phone message or emailed questions about the status of that review, his response to the lawsuit or his next steps.

Samuel Prawer, director of government affairs at the Maine Department of Corrections, did not reply to an email asking about the status of a review the department conducted of whether the jail adhered to state standards.

Neither Brackett nor Frith replied to phone messages or emailed questions about their response to the lawsuit Tuesday night.

Earles’ complaint alleges that the defendants acted with “deliberate indifference” to Randall’s medical needs, and they failed to properly train supervising corrections officers on how to handle individuals who had previously attempted suicide.

Randall had already tried to hang himself on April 7, two weeks before staff would find him hanging from a pair of pants in his cell, but staff intervened and took him to a hospital for treatment, according to the complaint. But, the complaint continues, when Randall was discharged, he was given a standard jail uniform, a tablet and was placed “in surroundings with items that could be used to hang himself.”

The day before he was found dead, Randall told his his girlfriend over the jail-issued tablet that he planned to kill himself, according to the complaint. Randall also spoke with Earles, his mother, saying he was going to sleep and that he loved her.

Earles, acting as the personal representative of Randall’s estate, is requesting financial compensatory and punitive damages “in an amount to be shown at trial,” attorney’s fees and “additional relief as the Court deems just and proper.”

Steve Smith, an attorney representing Earles, did not respond Tuesday to an email or voicemail asking about the case’s next steps, what the family is seeking and how he responds to the defendants’ broad denial of responsibility.

In Monday’s filing, the defendants request judgment against Earles, “plus cost, interest, and attorney’s fees.” Michael Lichtenstein, an attorney for the named defendants, did not reply to a voicemail or emailed requests to elaborate on his clients’ lack of knowledge about the allegations.

Randall’s family members, including Earles, could not be reached by phone Tuesday night.