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| Judge says New Jersey can force-feed inmate on hunger strike |
| By northjersey.com |
| Published: 03/18/2016 |
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A judge ruled Thursday that New Jersey corrections officials can force-feed an inmate who has been on a hunger strike since July over a housing dispute and claims of civil rights abuses. NJ.com (http://bit.ly/1TSlvR2) reported that state Superior Court Judge Walter Koprowski Jr. determined that the state's interest in preserving life trumps inmate William Lecuyer's rights to free speech and privacy. Lecuyer's diet has included only water, coffee and occasional meals of broth or protein drinks, and prison doctors say the 37-year-old convict's life is in danger. A Department of Corrections doctor testified that Lecuyer has lost 100 pounds in the last nine months. Read More. |
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