Renuka Rayasam

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Prisons routinely ignore guidelines on dying inmates’ end-of-life choices

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Renuka Rayasam

By Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health NewsBrian 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. It was September 2023, and Rigsby, 46, had been brought to Jackson Hospital from an Alabama state prison 10 days earlier after complaining of pain and swelling in his abdomen. Doctors found that untreated hepatitis C had caused irreversible damage to Rigsby’s liver, according to his medical records.
Death behind bars: Prisons routinely ignore guidelines on dying inmates’ end-of-life choices

1 week ago | timesdaily.com | Renuka Rayasam

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Prisons routinely ignore guidelines on dying inmates’ end-of-life choices

1 week ago | record-bee.com | Renuka Rayasam

By Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health NewsBrian 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. It was September 2023, and Rigsby, 46, had been brought to Jackson Hospital from an Alabama state prison 10 days earlier after complaining of pain and swelling in his abdomen. Doctors found that untreated hepatitis C had caused irreversible damage to Rigsby’s liver, according to his medical records.
Prisons routinely ignore guidelines on dying inmates’ end-of-life choices

1 week ago | hanfordsentinel.com | Renuka Rayasam

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. It was September 2023, and Rigsby, 46, had been brought to Jackson Hospital from an Alabama state prison 10 days earlier after complaining of pain and swelling in his abdomen. Doctors found that untreated hepatitis C had caused irreversible damage to Rigsby’s liver, according to his medical records.
Prisons Routinely Ignore Guidelines On Dying Inmates’ End-Of-Life Choices

1 week ago | nny360.com | Renuka Rayasam

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. It was September 2023, and Rigsby, 46, had been brought to Jackson Hospital from an Alabama state prison 10 days earlier after complaining of pain and swelling in his abdomen. Doctors found that untreated hepatitis C had caused irreversible damage to Rigsby’s liver, according to his medical records.
Prisons routinely ignore guidelines on dying inmates' end-of-life choices

2 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Renuka Rayasam

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. It was September 2023, and Rigsby, 46, had been brought to Jackson Hospital from an Alabama state prison 10 days earlier after complaining of pain and swelling in his abdomen. Doctors found that untreated hepatitis C had caused irreversible damage to Rigsby's liver, according to his medical records. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
Prisons routinely ignore guidelines on dying inmates' end-of-life choices

2 weeks ago | arcamax.com | Renuka Rayasam

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. It was September 2023, and Rigsby, 46, had been brought to Jackson Hospital from an Alabama state prison 10 days earlier after complaining of pain and swelling in his abdomen. Doctors found that untreated hepatitis C had caused irreversible damage to Rigsby’s liver, according to his medical records.
Prisons routinely ignore guidelines on dying inmates’ end-of-life choices

2 weeks ago | swoknews.com | Renuka Rayasam

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. It was September 2023, and Rigsby, 46, had been brought to Jackson Hospital from an Alabama state prison 10 days earlier after complaining of pain and swelling in his abdomen. Doctors found that untreated hepatitis C had caused irreversible damage to Rigsby’s liver, according to his medical records.
Prisons routinely ignore guidelines on dying inmates’ end-of-life choices

2 weeks ago | dailyitem.com | Renuka Rayasam

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. It was September 2023, and Rigsby, 46, had been brought to Jackson Hospital from an Alabama state prison 10 days earlier after complaining of pain and swelling in his abdomen. Doctors found that untreated hepatitis C had caused irreversible damage to Rigsby’s liver, according to his medical records.
He was dying, they sent him back to prison anyway

3 weeks ago | oregonlive.com | Renuka Rayasam

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. It was September 2023, and Rigsby, 46, had been brought to Jackson Hospital from an Alabama state prison 10 days earlier after complaining of pain and swelling in his abdomen. Doctors found that untreated hepatitis C had caused irreversible damage to Rigsby’s liver, according to his medical records.

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