Corrections Chief Punishes 4 in Death of D.C. Jail Inmate

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Corrections Chief Punishes 4 in Death of D.C. Jail Inmate

Washington Post (07/11/95) P. B1
Locy, Toni

A physician, a physician assistant, and a nurse have all been suspended pending a probe of the June 6 death an inmate with AIDS at the D.C. jail, who died while tied to a wheelchair with a urine-soaked sheet, said D.C. Corrections Director Margaret A. Moore on Monday. Another physician assistant who worked for an independent contractor has been fired, Moore added. Describing Richard C. Johnson's death as "inexcusable" and "inhumane," Moore announced that she has asked the U.S. attorney's office and the internal affairs division of the Washington, D.C., police department to investigate the incident. Johnson was serving a five- to 16-year sentence for various drug convictions. AIDS had weakened him such that he could not walk to the toilet across the cell. For more than a week, the prison's medical staff would not go near him to give him his medication because of the odor. Moore's announcement came on the eve of a hearing before Senior U.S. District Judge William Bryant, who will determine whether to place the jail's medical and mental health services in receivership. Related Story: USA Today (07/11) P. 6A

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