A lawsuit blames Lehigh County and its jail medical provider for failing to prevent an inmate’s death by suicide.
The lawsuit says 50-year-old Cheryl L. Phillips died by suicide on Dec. 3, 2022, after a forced drug detox in Lehigh County Jail.
“Lehigh County is aware of the case and disputes the claims against it, but otherwise is not willing to comment given that this is an ongoing litigation matter,” Lehigh County solicitor Samuel E. Cohen said in an email Monday…