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A man died two days after he was admitted to the Baltimore City Detention Center. A class action motion filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Public Justice Center and the law offices of Elizabeth Alexander says he made an urgent request for his heart and blood pressure medication and that the request went unanswered. The motion attributes his death to that failure to get the medication he needed while he was held at the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). A class action filed by the ACLU, the Public Justice Center and the law offices of Elizabeth Alexander says jail staff did not answer an urgent request for his heart and blood pressure medication.
Reported by: class action filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Public Justice Center and the law offices of Elizabeth Alexander (family or their lawyers).