Friday, October 18, 2013

Health needs are being retained from those in solitary confinement

Herman Wallace passed away October 4th of this year. Herman had spent more than 41 years in solitary confinement.
According to the article "Decades in Solitary Confinement, Then Death in Freedom" published in The New York Times “Despite being known to be at risk for liver cancer, Mr. Wallace was denied regular monitoring of his health while in solitary confinement and the cancer was not detected until June 2013, when it was already advanced,” a statement from his lawyers said. “After the cancer was detected and oral chemotherapy was recommended, it was over a month before Mr. Wallace received his medication.”
Herman Wallace died of neglect in the prison system. One of the last things he said before he passed was "I am free. I am free."
Act now and stop the inhumane treatment of those placed in solitary confinement!

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