寡妇控告阿拉巴马州监狱代表因忽视导致老兵因狱友暴力而死亡。
Widow sues Alabama jail deputies for neglect leading to veteran's death by cellmate violence.
72岁的老兵John Reed的遗孀在阿拉巴马州Macon县监狱对三名议员提起了民权诉讼,指控他们无视他的求助请求,没有将他与暴力的狱友Daniel Pollard分开,后者被指控犯有谋杀罪。
The widow of 72-year-old veteran John Reed has filed a civil rights lawsuit against three deputies at Macon County Jail, Alabama, alleging they ignored his pleas for help and failed to separate him from his violent cellmate, Daniel Pollard, who has been charged with murder.
Reed因肺病需要轮椅和24小时氧气,据称他没有得到议员的适当监测。
Reed, who needed a wheelchair and 24-hour oxygen due to a lung disease, was allegedly not properly monitored by the deputies.
诉讼申诉称,这是一起严重的监狱疏忽案件。
The lawsuit claims this was a severe case of prison neglect.