Philly family sues city for wrongful death, medical neglect inside prison after Diabetic Ketoacidosis death
Kensington Voice, 10/23/24: “The family of Louis Jung Jr., who died from Diabetic Ketoacidosis while incarcerated inside a Philadelphia prison, is suing the city and its prison healthcare company, YesCare, for alleged wrongful death and medical neglect.
The Abolitionist Law Center (ALC) filed the suit Wednesday morning. It claims that ‘deliberate indifference’ to Jung’s need for emergency medical care led to his preventable death inside the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility (CFCF) on Nov. 6, 2023.
According to the suit, Jung was not provided insulin while suffering from high glucose levels, which has dire consequences for someone with Type 1 Diabetes.
‘This is indefensible,’ said ALC legal director Bret Grote. ‘We have every intention of prevailing against the defendants in this case and do not feel that there is a moral or legal defense to not providing a Type 1 diabetic patient with life-saving insulin.’
The suit alleges that correctional officers and YesCare staff failed to respond to Jung while in a medical emergency, that the Philadelphia Department of Prisons (PDP) and YesCare failed to adequately train and supervise officers and staff, and that PDP failed to implement effective policy to ensure adequate emergency medical care. It also claims that YesCare routinely provided insufficient healthcare to people with Type 1 Diabetes and violated standards of care set by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ”