Lawsuit: Staff Ignored, Ridiculed Sick Inmate Before He Died

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The family of a sick inmate who died inside a rural Pennsylvania jail two years ago claims guards and medical professionals ignored and even ridiculed his distress but documented his agony.
A federal lawsuit filed Friday by the mother of 40-year-old Shawn Kitchen blames Clinton County, jail officials and medical staff for mishandling what began as a urinary tract infection and led to a fatal kidney infection.
The lawsuit claims Kitchen exhibited symptoms shortly afte