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Prisons Routinely Ignore Guidelines on Dying Inmates’ End-of-Life Choices (kffhealthnews.org)

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Brian Rigsby was lying with his right wrist shackled to a hospital bed in Montgomery, Alabama, when he learned he didn’t have long to live.

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[–] Ciryamo@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Federal Bureau of Prisons allows guards to override do-not-resuscitate orders if they interfere with the security and orderly operation of the institution, according to the agency’s patient care guide.

How can a dead person be a security concern?

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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Other inmates?

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