Lawsuit claims Allegheny County Jail failed to care for man who died of pneumonia

The Allegheny County Jail. (Justin Vellucci | TribLive)

A lawsuit filed in federal court last week accuses Allegheny County Jail staff and the contractor that runs the medical unit there of failing to properly care for a man who had pneumonia and later died at a hospital.

Joseph King Jr., who had been incarcerated starting in 2023, died on March 25, 2024, at Allegheny General Hospital after a six-week stay. He was 61…

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