Joseph King
Joseph King, 61, was held at the Allegheny County Jail from December 2023. A federal lawsuit filed by Dashan Malloy, administrator of his estate, says he developed pneumonia and repeatedly asked for medical care in early February 2024, and that he was not moved to medical housing until February 7. The lawsuit says he was then sent to Allegheny General Hospital, where he was diagnosed with severe pneumonia, and that he died there on March 25, 2024. A research record compiled by Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Human Rights Science lists his death on March 19, 2024, with streptococcal pneumonia as the cause. The jail said it could not comment on pending litigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). King's estate's federal lawsuit says he developed pneumonia, repeatedly asked for medical care in early February 2024, and was not taken to medical housing until February 7, and the Carnegie Mellon Center for Human Rights Science records list streptococcal pneumonia as the cause.
Reported by: lawsuit filed by Dashan Malloy, administrator of King's estate (family or their lawyers); Carnegie Mellon University Center for Human Rights Science (advocates).
Lawsuit: His estate sued in federal court over his care at the Allegheny County Jail; the reporting gives no settlement or award amount.