Died in jail or a lockup
Joseph Patrick Keohane
Joseph Patrick Keohane, 22, died on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2006, while held at Lancaster County Prison in Pennsylvania. His parents said he hanged himself in his cell, using a braided sheet tied to a vent grate. Their federal civil lawsuit followed, and the county settled it for $700,000.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). His parents' federal civil lawsuit says Lancaster County Prison staff failed to supervise him despite known suicide risk, and the county later settled for $700,000.
Reported by: parents, in a federal civil lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His parents filed a federal civil lawsuit over his death, and the county settled for $700,000.