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Posted: 10:19 PM Aug 20, 2008
Jail Officials Face Lawsuit
The lawsuits claim two inmates didn't get the medical help they needed despite repeated pleas to be taken to a hospital.
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Jail officials in two eastern Kentucky counties are being sued.
The lawsuits claim two inmates didn't get the medical help they needed despite repeated pleas to be taken to a hospital.
The Lexington Herald reports the alleged negligence led to the death of an inmate in Pike County and permanent injuries to another in Letcher County.
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Posted by: Karen
Location: Pikeville
on Aug 21, 2008 at 11:09 AM
This happens all the time(with most of it unreported). Someone needs to be held accountable here as well as in all the other jails.
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