Ruling prohibits continued force-feeding of inmate

By

A Dodge County judge has ordered the Department of Corrections to stop force feeding an inmate who has carried on the longest hunger strike in the history of the Wisconsin prison system. The ruling sites international law and several excerpts from federal courtdecisions concerning hunger striking detainees at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo, Cuba. Gil Halsted reports…

Help WPR meet the goal. One thousand five hundred gifts by September twenty fourth. Donate now. Wisconsin Public Radio. NPR network.

Stay informed on the latest news

Sign up for WPR’s email newsletter.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.