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Revised lawsuit over 2019 death in Dauphin County Prison names 55 defendants
Updated Apr 10, 2021;
Posted Apr 10, 2021
Carmen Riley, reading a statement, and Thomas Matthews, parents of Ty Rique Riley, become emotional during a press conference about their son s death on July 1, 2019 after falling unconscious in Dauphin County Prison. August 8, 2019.
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WILLIAMSPORT A number of defendants previously dismissed from a lawsuit over the 2019 death of an inmate in Dauphin County Prison have been pulled back into the court battle.
They are among 55 defendants named in an amended complaint, filed Friday, that charges that Ty-Rique Riley’s in the prison was caused by “intentional, malicious and/or grossly negligent conduct.” The lawsuit was brought by Riley’s parents in U.S. Middle District Court.
Why do people keep mysteriously dying after entering Dauphin County Prison? | Opinion
Updated Apr 09, 2021;
Something is wrong at Dauphin County Prison.
A 19-year-old shouldn’t just die after losing consciousness in his cell. It’s time we listen carefully to the protesters who faithfully have been marching for months and will be out there again at 10 a.m. Saturday, trying to tell the community something is wrong at Dauphin County Prison.
Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick couldn’t provide a reason for Kejuan Cooke’s death this week, and is awaiting test results. Officials say Cooke’s cellmate summoned help Tuesday after noticing he was unresponsive in his jail cell. He was pronounced dead Wednesday at a local hospital. There were no obvious signs of trauma, but Hetrick said the young man had medical issues.
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Protest planned at Dauphin County prison where at least 22 inmates have died since 2009
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
Concerned citizens are planning to protest outside the Dauphin County Prison Saturday morning in the wake of a 19-year-old inmate’s sudden death this week.
Kejuan Cooke was pronounced dead at Holy Spirit Hospital after midnight Wednesday after his cellmate found him unresponsive in his cell the night before, county officials said. He had been incarcerated since June on drug possession charges, which violated his parole.
Coroner Graham Hetrick told PennLive Thursday that Cooke had an extensive medical history, but he couldn’t say for sure how he died because of pending tests.