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Prisoner/POW Russell "Maroon" Shoatz suffered from<br>
chest pains for weeks while prison officials repeatedly ignored his
demands<br>
for appropriate medical attention. On April 26 outside pressure at
last<br>
forced SCI Greene to allow him to see a heart specialist. An<br>
echocardiograph test did not show any problems. Medical staff at
Greene<br>
attributes the pains and other symptoms to angina, which they believe to
be<br>
controllable by a change in diet, a daily dose of aspirin and, in the
case<br>
of an emergency, nitroglycerin tablets. <br><br>
Letters and phone calls on Maroon's behalf made all the difference in
this<br>
situation; another person incarcerated at SCI Greene waited 2 years
for<br>
similar tests. SCI Greene and prisons throughout Pennsylvania need to get
a<br>
message that Maroon receiving these tests does not mean that we have
stopped<br>
paying attention. Medical neglect of this kind is immoral and
unacceptable.<br>
Consider writing to Maroon or joining the Human Rights Coalition's Stop
the<br>
Abuse campaign to talk about ways to keep making positive
change.<br><br>
Russell Maroon Shoatz<br>
AF-3855<br>
175 Progress Drive<br>
Waynesburg, PA 15370<br><br>
Human Rights Coalition<br>
info@hrcoalition.org<br>
<a href="http://www.hrcoalition.org/" eudora="autourl">
www.hrcoalition.org<br><br>
</a>Clarissa Rogers<br>
MOSAIC Project<br>
The_mosaic@verizon.net<br><br>
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