Challenge by elderly prisoner with cancer to be handcuffed whilst attending hospital. He was in prison for a violent sexual offence, and whilst in prison had not engaged in offending reducing programs.
Judges:
Dyson LJ
Citations:
[2008] EWHC 1197 (Admin), [2008] ACD 82, (2008) 103 BMLR 28
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Mouisel v France ECHR 14-Nov-2002
The applicant had been sentenced to 50 years’ imprisonment for several offences. He had leukemia and was to receive chemotherapy in hospital. He complained of the conditions to which he was subjected during the hospital visits, including the . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Faizovas, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice CA 13-May-2009
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Cited – C, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice CA 28-Jul-2008
The court was asked as to what methods of physical restraint were proper in institutions accommodating youths in custody.
Held: The Court had been wrong not to quash the amended rules on the grounds of procedural breaches. The amended rules . .
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Prisons
Updated: 23 November 2022; Ref: scu.270052