Dying in chains: why do we treat sick prisoners like this?
Posted by Jon Underwood on Nov. 17, 2013, 11:38 a.m. 1 comment
Shocking article about mistreatment of dying UK prisoners, in handcuffs as they die. Photo shows Michael Tyrrell photographed by his daughter the day before he died: 'How much of a security risk could a terminally ill, 65-year-old man pose? Was it necessary to have him chained up in a way most of the British public would not think fit for an animal?'
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This is awful! They didn't show him any dignity whatsoever in his death. It should not matter if he's a prisoner; he's a human being. Everyone has the right to die in peace. This man was not even a serious criminal. I feel so bad for him and his family. I hope that there is a systematic change that occurs to stop these types of events from occurring again.
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