The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction won't release the name of the inmate, citing federal regulations regarding the privacy of medical records. However, a report by the State Highway Patrol, which initially investigated the incident as a rape case, said an inmate at the Noble Correctional Facility in Caldwell was taken to Marietta General Hospital on Sunday evening after saying he had been sexually assaulted in the shower by another prisoner.
The injured inmate later acknowledged that he had not been assaulted, but on his own had inserted the hot-sauce bottle anally, sources said. "At this point, we don't believe there was a perpetrator involved in the incident," said prisons spokeswoman Julie Walburn.
However, sources said, surgery was required to remove the bottle. The inmate was hospitalized and was treated in the intensive-care unit. State officials frequently point out that the state is required by law to provide medical care for prisoners - even those who harm themselves.
2 comments:
First of all, the man didn't "harm himself", unless everyone who gets accidentally injured following something they do is considered to have harmed themselves. To me at least that choice of words implies intention. Also I find it very American for the writer to point out - twice - that the state has to provide the man medical care and the taxpayers are footing the bill. That sounds like saying the sky is blue to me. I mean, do they think there is an alternative?
I hope the bottle didn't spill...
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