Prostheses for Prisoners
Troy Fink, C.O.
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Prostheses for Prisoners
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Troy Fink, C.O.
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thought The List might find this interesting:
Texas Denies Artificial Leg for Inmate Set to Die
Copyright 2002 Reuters Ltd. All rights reserved. The following news report
may not be republished or redistributed, in whole or in part, wit
LIVINGSTON, Texas (Reuters) - A one-legged inmate set to be executed on
Thursday has requested an artificial leg so he can walk to the death chamber,
but Texas prison officials said on Tuesday he would not get it.
Rodolfo Hernandez, 52, asked for the leg so he could walk like a man to his
death by lethal injection in a state prison in Huntsville, Texas.
I came in with two legs, I want to go out with two legs, said Hernandez,
who was condemned to die for killing an illegal immigrant from Mexico during
a 1985 robbery in New Braunfels, Texas.
Hernandez lost the leg to diabetes while in prison.
A new leg would cost taxpayers $8,000 and was not considered a medical
necessity, especially two days before Hernandez is set to die, said Texas
Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Larry Todd.
He can be executed without the prosthesis, Todd said.
He said Hernandez would be taken in a wheelchair from his cell to the death
chamber, or if he wanted to walk, crutches would be provided.
Hernandez would be the seventh person put to death this year in Texas, which
leads the nation in executions.
Texas Denies Artificial Leg for Inmate Set to Die
Copyright 2002 Reuters Ltd. All rights reserved. The following news report
may not be republished or redistributed, in whole or in part, wit
LIVINGSTON, Texas (Reuters) - A one-legged inmate set to be executed on
Thursday has requested an artificial leg so he can walk to the death chamber,
but Texas prison officials said on Tuesday he would not get it.
Rodolfo Hernandez, 52, asked for the leg so he could walk like a man to his
death by lethal injection in a state prison in Huntsville, Texas.
I came in with two legs, I want to go out with two legs, said Hernandez,
who was condemned to die for killing an illegal immigrant from Mexico during
a 1985 robbery in New Braunfels, Texas.
Hernandez lost the leg to diabetes while in prison.
A new leg would cost taxpayers $8,000 and was not considered a medical
necessity, especially two days before Hernandez is set to die, said Texas
Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Larry Todd.
He can be executed without the prosthesis, Todd said.
He said Hernandez would be taken in a wheelchair from his cell to the death
chamber, or if he wanted to walk, crutches would be provided.
Hernandez would be the seventh person put to death this year in Texas, which
leads the nation in executions.
Citation
Troy Fink, C.O., “Prostheses for Prisoners,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 26, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/218654.
