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Mother claims son’s vision deteriorates as prison denies him medical care
By reviewjournal.com- Wesley Juhl
Published: 04/28/2015

Kelly Richards said her son will be blind for life if Nevada Department of Corrections officials continue to deny him the medical care he needs.

Inmate Rashaad Williams, 24, sustained eye injuries from birdshot in a shotgun during a prison brawl in which he was not involved.

Richards said her son has been denied medical care that could save his sight, visits by an attorney and contact with his family since he was admitted to the hospital.

The department categorically denied the allegations.

Williams was transferred to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center from the William Bee Ririe Hospital in Ely, the department said last week. Richards said she was told about the incident 48 hours after the April 21 brawl and that her son was a bystander and complied with guards’ orders before he was shot in the face.

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