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In ~clclltlpl1, Pefencll'1nl pl~lml1lh~1 he 11~1:l I1tI1PP\3q qrlnklng ~lIl1gulqa,
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10, Thfl ~ppve'lnanllpnflcjpelmvlor ~ncj 'Nfllpht 101111 pl~pel1 thla Inln~la ~I ~
pre~t rl!lk for I1IQ ha~11I11 speplflp~lIy, Infepllonl1 an~ l1e~rl Ilncl klqnfly'j)roplel1l!lln tile
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11, IIIQ 11113 opinion of PI', YOlmg that Pafenclanlls Inlml1llnent Qan9ar of the
loQQ of life or olhar IrreparaPla IU1fIl1 un leaS l1lacHof11 treatmanl, Inoluctlng nutrition,
dl!lgnostlQ, Elnq hyctratll1n, Is actmlnlslereq Immectlf1tely, (Sea Afflctaylt of PI', Yaung
allaohect hereto as ~xhIPItIA"and macte E1 Pf1rt hereoO,pefenctarit m/:1yctle or sUffar "
othar Immedlale anct seYi3ra Irreparf1ble harm If mi3dloal Iref1tmflnt, Inolitctlng nutrition"
anct hYctmllon, l!:lnot actlnlnlsterect to him as SOOlM1El possible, ,
12, It Is Iinposslple loprectlot Ihe eXf10t point at Whloh Pefendf1nt's oonqltlon
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m!lY resullln Immedle1\e, seyere and Irreparable I1mm: therefore, Immeqlate ,Intervention
Is neoess~ry,
13, Permitting Oefenql;\nt to. engage ,In a sulolctal aut by refuslnf;! nutrltlo.n and
hYdrElIlo.n will o.aUse a I1lgnlfloant qlsruptlo.n to. tile o.rderly administration of the State
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, oo.rreotlonallnlltltlltlo.n at Oamp HIli, The effeo.ts o.f his dealh would demorall~e the staff
and h16tlll the belleflnthe Inmate Po.Pulatlo.nthat the prison actmlrilstrallo.n o.aused al1d
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pennlltect Oefenctant's death, This wlllleEld to l1nllno!llty toward the staff ~nd undermllle
oonfldenoell1 prlso.n authority,
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1, l.lElny Corley'
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(Whereqpon, the. l;oJ:1oW,ing proaeecHn9F1
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'l'IlP1 COUg'l', 'l'lle commonwe<llt:h is IJoing to
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11 Will let; Yoll testify <lfterwarcl/l if. YOU WiNh to clo /l01
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MS, aWi\UG!llg, YOllr Honor, my name ,ill Melissl'\
$W<llIger, ancl I represa~t the PennsylVania Department 6f
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15 Com:eotiot\s, and to my right is I~obin LeWis, she <11130'
1'6 reprel3ent/l the Pennsyl van,i.<I Dep'lrtmellt of Correot:ibns,
17, We 'Ire here before YOll, YOUr HOnol', /lee)~ing.
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10 <In in'jllnot,j,on to "enable the Dep<lrtment ofCon:eotiollll and
'19 the /ltaff of the State "Correot:ion&l Inat.itlltion at C<\mp
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21 testing lIpon the defendant, Darry Corley, '
2'21\lso, we are 'aaking fOl: <111 injunot.ion to
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23 involuntClrUy provide 11\edical tl'eatment, to ,the defendClnt,
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24 Bar~y Corley, inoluding nutrition and hYdration, as
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I'l\:Aft: C\\: 1:l1e ~t:<lI:e Con:ec\:iol1il1. IIWt:i\:I\\:Jon <II: CElmp HUl
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5 evtelenoe on firl'l\:, anel I:hen YOlloAq Clj.'gLlo YQI\1; pOf3't\:ion, '
M~ 1 S\'!AUGmR I 'OkAY ,JI m go:\.ng \:0 oC\ll two
wi \:neBf3el3 '\:octiW, ('inl\: 1'111 going to 0<)1.1 \;he llni\: mF.lnC\ge:t.'
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tel'l\:il'y C\bQut M1', Corley1e ,rel'lll'lC\l to oC\t,
'l'm~ COUW1' I 81':\.qg him up 1)01'0, l.el: 113 do it,
MS, SWl\uqfiJRI '1'ho CommonweAlth 0<)1.113 Mr,
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ARTHUR J, AUXfilR, III,
hC\vipg beon cluly o\'JOrn, ,\:estif:iecl al3 follows,
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Would you ploE\so sti\t:o YOlll' I1t\me I'or the
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My namo,is Arthur'J, I\uxor, 'III,
l\1'e YOl\ employed?
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'1'ho DOPAl:tlnen\: 01' Co1'reoU,ons;
How long hin'o you b8en e,lnployec1 With \:he
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r,I3'1L1l.dng ~le6fl1:/lt,10n f:1:0\l\ o\~het' inI11A\:\3fl, pro\:eoUve'
PLlfJt?c\y I ?ll1qil1l\\/ltep wllo ,Iro ~~pet"ienc.j.ng Pl:oplel\\!'l in..
genet""l pop\.lll;1tjon,
Q Wllllt: type of: behclV,l01: qq"lifiE!l1~n inl\\l\to to
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be plAced in,the Rea\:riotiveHol1l1ip9
'l'IIlU aOUR'1'1 ~t doeJ3 nol: n1A)~e any cjiHerenoe,
,Iii this c\efend~i)t: in the Rel3tdciUve HOll!3~ng Unit?
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'l'IIli1WI'l'N\uSS I, '1'l1e defendant WE\J3 in the,
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Reett"ict.ive Housing Unit doi\1$] disoiplin"r~ O\-\l3tody qll\e
pdot" to 90i\1,9 to \:he infirmE\l"y beOE\lll3e he ref:llfJed to el;\t,
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Q When WAS Mr, Corley plElce~ in theinfirll\ary?
^. MI:, Codey WilS l)laoedin the infl.rll1Ary on
February the 23rd at 12130,
Q Would you please tell the, Court whethel' Mr, ,
Co~"ley refused i\ny I\\edical testing while housed in the
Restdot,i.ve HOlIBing Unit?
^ While at t.he'IHa9nostic center at
oi:aterfOl.'d, Mr, 'Cotley refused to hilve '<lny testing done in
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terms of his T13 test and his blood work done, ilnd that was
on Februcll:Y the 1st, He illso stated at that time he wail on
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7 19th, 1999, And plC\oed in the RHU peoQllae he reoeivecl 60
8 c:lI'lYI'l Qil3aiplin<u'y oUl3tody til11e At t:he cliC\gnol'll:ia aellt:er fIt
9, GrQterford for refUl3ingto opey An order which, in faq\:,
10 W<l13 reftll1il19 to go along wit:h the tel'lting proaed\.lre,
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Did Mr, Corley ~efuse to tC\ke Qny mOAII'l
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Mr, Co~'ley an1vec1 ~t the"RllU on ~/19/99EIllc1
16" refus!;ic1 the" evening 'lneEll, On 2/20, the ,i.nmAte refUS€1d
lr;i, In'e<lkfal3t and lunch anc1 I3tatef3 he 1 S ana hunger str1lce, ElI)c1
17 that wal3 reported,py,the officer who wal3 feeding at t:hE\t:
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19 on 2/?-2, inmate tolcl the physia.i.EIn's
20 ~ss1stant:, NeWfield, that he Wantl3 to die, and ~e,will not:
21 '~at: anything, And th1s i~ ~ocumenti3d on hia adjul3\:ment
22 reobrd in the RHtJ by the officel: whbaaaompC\niel3 the
23 nUl'se - - t:he physiciElll ',13 al3l3il3tant While 131113 1 13 mC\lcillg her
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26 He again atbted that he Wal3 -- he l3t:arted
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t.iil~i1\g tlw \:nlY, flnQ he told O/:!:Joor CrE\19, who Wl\ff \:he
ol:t:.tCOl: going I\roqncl w.il:h \:110 Apeit1\:nnt f inl\11\to pt1\teq J:hf\~
he W<W \:E\I~ing t:ho trC\y 1\ncl {\lll\1ping .I.l: in the \:011131:,
Q Ie t:hOl:e 1\ ponnayl vl1niEl J)epElr\:l\1en\: of
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Correctional policy to folloW when fin inl\1hte,reCUae, to
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Pic\ you 1:01l~w 'I'lych poHoy?
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IJein9 plE\o\3q on the lnt:it"I\1Elry on ?-/7.3 fit +2130,
q What afl:eot hal'l Mr, Corleyll'l refUl'lal to eC\t:
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o~ the people' housed in the Rel'ltdotive Housing Unit 'Ire in
there I:or diF.q:uptive behav.i01:, and Ml: I Codey'l'l €lotions
,give the inmates avenue to be 11\01;8 (:\i~ll:uptiVel
They look for a vehicle td be diflruptiVe in
there by I'laying, 'yol) )mow, you're letting thl!'! Inl11at\3 p.i.e,
'i'01\1 re ,not providing the proper t~,ecl1cc\1 dare I, And in doing
so, by oC\us.in~ this disruption in the RHU, it: affects the
morale of the I'ltaff and it also -- .there .re no seorets in
jail, and it cnn Elffeot the Whole general populntion 01: the
i.nst:itut:.ioti When 11 s.i,tUI1t:ion Hke \:his ocours,
And bbvi.ously u: the general population
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M~ I ilWl\UOliJg, 'l'h'1nI~ yoq, 1 have no flll:\:\'lor
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Po yoq hnve ariyqqefJ~ionfJ of
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M~, CO~LRYI lefJ, air, May 1 tlPproaah the
penoh O11130?
'I'IIIiJ COW'I' , No, yoq mOlY not,
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Ml~ ,COHI~UlY, ol~"y, 1, hewe a 1eg'l1 attorney I
, Tim COU~'l', l'C\n\on me?
MH, CORLEY, J: hcive a 1e9"1 pdV01,te
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THE COURT I Where iahe?
MR, CORLUlY, 11'1111'1 nota110wed to ~"lk to
him until yel3terday C\boqt thia prooeeding, 1 left 1'1
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mel3flage on hie mC\ohino, Mr, 1\lI~er oC\11ecl, him for me
lIl1\~illingly C\a hecallecl me a motherfllc)~er,
'rlIm COUR'I', Well, 1 am going to Qomplete' the
hoari~g, and if YOll have "In ~ttorney that wanta to take C\ny
relief I' he Can do ao I 1311t I am going to 'comple\:e the
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MR, CORl~Yi The r~liefaB YOll fJtate, ia
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'1'118 COUR'I'I I do no~ give lesJal ad'(ids,
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MI~, COI~L.mY, Well, IllY L) t t:orney - - + hEl'yS not,
II PGen <IP+G \:of3peElI~ to my <\\:tovney 1:01' the wholepdor: \:ime
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? Wh~,ol1 em E\t:torney OEln oOllle Elnq sse yf;1Ll, ao 1:!1et'e if] EI
"0 prooec.hn:'e"th<lt he' OEln oome e\l1(l see YOI,\ 1f he WAn\:f3 to,
9 Mg, COIn/my I' O!tAY, MOlY I prooeect wi tll
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16' 'one of YOl.\r personnel tolct YOll thElt I Waf3 on a hLlpgel:
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19 llIe, YoLl were on A hunger stdke. "rile 1nfj,rmary oEftoet's
20 told me you were on C\ hunger st1'1k8, And I have
21 clooumentation, ft'olll the diagnostio oel1te1' at Grate1'Eot'd
22 pdor, to t1'anuEer saying - - that also states,that ,he if3 on
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a hunger str1ke due to the justJ.ae system, and this was 011
2/1/99 prior " ooming to Hill ,
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MR, COIH.,J;1Y , Okay. Your Honor, let me make
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"WEll> on EI h~\ng!'ll: lJt.rjl<s 1 1 \If.\YG \:old lJY!'ll:yon!'l - - 1 l\1t1d!'!
p(1r!'l l'lrerJ~llu\:jonl>l not f.lporJllli'\t:l.Ol1f.I, (lilt; 1: lIIolde --
M~ I ~W^UGmH I YOllr Uonor I 1: ,o\)j oat: I
MH, CORLmY, -- it pl!'li'\r \:.9 !'lY~ryon!'!
~~m COURT I "J \:.!'lll YOII whut I am going to
do, I al\1 going to l!'l\;, yO\I \:.!'ll>tHy, 130 YOII f:inii3h YOI.q:
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ql\el>~ionf; of thil> witne88, <lnd \:hen I wUl leI: you tei3tiCy,
po you hElye Elny ,oChe~ qllel>tions of ,thil> ,offiaer?
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Q Unyo I \:.olc\ yOll to your fqae thq\:. I, WEll> on C\
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h~mger f.ltrike?
F\ Yl',ll>, I>ir, ,yollhnve i:\nc\ YOll told me YOII
wantec\ t:oc\ie,
Q '1'l1a\:.ls not what IIYI] ai:llwdyol\, sir,
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, F\ Yel> , sir, ~Ol\ I>aid YOII were onEl hllnger
I>tri)<eand Y911 wnnted to die , ,
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TIll!) Couwr I Wai t I YOlI al>k:ed him, did yo~\
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tell that to him -- did he tell that to yoU to yom: fllae?
THm WITNUSSI Yea, air, he did.
'1'1ll!l COUR'l'I" He unawel:ed yes. Next q\lestio~l
BY MR I Co!u.mv I
Q. Whut do you deem as a hl\n9111r strike? Wha\:.
is your. deHtlitiOI1 of u hllnger atr.i.ke'/"
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Q po yall f;I1PW W1Vlt: \:110 elifhq;enoe ))(3\:ween n
, h~nger ptrik(3 nnd a reltgta~p fnp~ tp?
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,M'~ I CO!U.,IW, No lOal;l'l quept i,onp,
'I'I'I!U COUR'l'l ^IlY othel; q~eptiona?
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yo~ hi'\v~ i'\ reoorel i'\a to what he J.ainoaroeri'\ted far nnel how
long hip aentence ip?
'I'II~ WI'l'NP1I3131 ! Clan \:e11 YO~I yep,f3ir,
He I a cloing one nnel a hal f to tlll'ee f~l~'C\ggri'\vntecl i'\B@alllt:i.
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'rIlm COURT, one nnd 0\" hal f to three?
'l'Hti: WI'I'NmSI3I' Yef3, l3ir,
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'I'Hm COURT, 1\bout how long does he howe in
i:lll'endy, do YOII Imow?
'I'l,tm WI'I'NmSl31 No, l3ir,
MS, 'SW^lJOH)R, Your Helllm; , he waf,l brought
into theatate Hyatem on 2/1/9~, Hia 111intnn111\ dC\teis
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7/11/7.000, Uiammdmul11 da\:e 18 l./11/200~,
'l'um,COUR'I'I Oive me that minimul11 di:l\:e agaJ.\1,
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'I'I'lID COlJR'l'1 Okay, Now, you, I11i'\Y ate}:> clowl1,
'I'lm WI'l'NInSS I 'l'hank you, sJ.r.
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Q When 'lit! YOLl t:J.t'fll: P~Am,i.!le Mr, ,Cot<\,ey?
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'l'IlIn cOPR'j'l Yea,
Ij'llIn WI'I'Nln~ill I f~t'et: \3~~minecl him on t:he
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Q, What: waa hia oonclition on the 22nq1
'1\ lIe,t'eporteJll:h<\l: he waa weal" lIe,,'cjicj lWt:
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"hAye f1ny other, complainte, He wae pOl11eWh~\;l:h~n, but other
th~n that 1,le appef1recj to be ok~YI
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Q Wlw.ll1 YOLllre l3<\ying the 22nd, c10 you mean
F'ebt'Lla1"y or JtlnLlE\ry?
1\ l~ebrLlary, IM'am,
Q In l~ebnlE\ry when YOII firsl: e>\.c\lninec1"Ml",
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Corley I What c1id ~~ou thinlt the l:easonl3 were fOl' hie ,weak
o6ndition anq hie weight loes?
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ilimply beCE\LlSe he waen 1 t 13&t,j,l1g orqrinkillg,
Did Ue say to you that he was ~ol: eating or
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drinking?
A He said to me that h13, wasil It' eating, He
told me at that POillt that he WQllld not i3at or ql:ink,
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'1'Im COUI<'I' 1 I'm sorry, he Would what?
THm WITNBSSI Nbt eat or d~ink,
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\',AI\e, tho 1l1ec\ia111 tap,I:?
l\ I Unclet"l'Itl1nQ he 1 a rel:uaeq phlebol:omy fOl"
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Q WhAt ip the impOrtAnOe of 11 blood tept? i
l\ In lilY petting in, CI penlOn who' f;l not 1Jeen
eAting, H oan C100qment the effeal:p of P tCll:VC\ t ion, ,"
0 130.Mr, COl"ley's refllPC\l to take these
1lleqiaal teata doea thC\t OOnaen) YOll'? ,
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II I only have my eXC\1llinCltion to j ~\dge lNW he
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It limita' yoq in Whl1t waye?
II In evaluC\ting hia condition,
Q Do .you Imow if Mr., CodeY'a eating
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infirlnary he haa t:11k8n aeverQl \11eQls, I understand he 1 iii
illao refused aeveral IT\eals,
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Q What would be the impact on Mr, Corley' a,
h,(:lalth if he should Eltop eC\ting completely'?
AI expect he WOUld ,continue to loae Weight,
and it Wbllld.~vent:UQlly lead to hi. demise,
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\:\)rollgl\ wHh ~he off. icers ~here,
I'IAQing the \:ub\~ m<lRe!3 aQcU\:ion<1l
reqqir~mentll \1pOn UP, Itll'l verY'd{~rUrtive oe Ollr day,
'1'h<lt I,l'l presllll1ing thAI: we ge~ ~he pe1:miiJllion, th<1t we W<iilt ~o
cia ~hOIlEl th1ngl'l we feel thl\~ we neecl \:0 r~o,
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WhAt 113 tile ill1paa~ 'bf ~t" C01:I<lY,,113 rel!l\l3al"
~o <lll.oW YOl~ to c\o CUl\gjlOI3tJ.C ~es~1ng l\pon him?
A ,')'he imp<\a~? 1\13 fiC\r A!3 11m concerned, C\n
ipll1a~e h<\!3 a right ~o ref\.\I3e'treAtmen~ ancl ~el3~ing, bl\t tn
tl1113 caiJe, I have ~o go by my own j lldgmenl: where we 131:E\nd
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in terms oe his heaHh lIt If! frUI3~1,'ai:ing for evel:yone
i,nvol ved,
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1n your op1nion, it! Mr, Corley still" 1:efl\f3es
to ea~ c\l1d aomplet81'1 - - <lnd clbel3l) 1 t do I\nymore cUaqnostic
te!3tin9, do YOLl th1nk,~h~~ places h1m j,n 1mm1nen~ clanger of
101313 of 11 fe?
A I beg your Pa1:dOIl, ma 1 elm?
Q II) YOll!: 'medioal opJ.n10n, .if he aontinl\es to..
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l"eful3e to eat C\nd complete ~he cl1agnos~ic tel3t1ng, cloes
that place him in imminent cll\nger {)f loss of'l.ife?
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A , If he refuses to ea~ and no yes, it
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, CIWI3I3 lill(1\MtNl\'1'ION
13Y MR I COIU~Ii:Y I
o CllI:onologiqE\PY 00\11(:1 yoq give \113 ,i'1nc1 the
Qoq:rt: C\ 'i."8€1ding ot: €Ill. the weight t013t:~l?
BY MR, CORl4liJY I '"
'['111iJ 'COUWl' I P'll"qon 1l1€l?
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All of the W\3ight tests I €Ill of t:he weight:,
meC\13\.lI:'OP thcit: you hC\V\3 t!l1ken,
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weighed
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Of 1\11 at: my weight mecHl}\l"ei3?
Yei3, '[lebn\I\~"Y 21131:, Pebrl\C\ry 2;lnd, I"~Pl"L\E\ry
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ExoUi3e me, sir" 'From the 21st to the ;l;lnel
wou,ld you give 1.\13 the Weight Il1s<\sUl"es?'
[11'0111 the ;l1st allcl ;l2ncl ..,
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1\11 of: your Weight measures thElt you hElve
tC\ken and pLII: on reoord,
weight,
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Q would you l:eE1d them to us, ,please.
A [:'rol1\ the 21at,l'don' t" aee any nt:>te made of:
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^ On \:he 23t:q, \:Iw no\:e WC\fJ mf\cle L"ehlpefl \:0 j:le
wetghecl,,, On \:he 2flncl, \:\113 nO\:(3 l:11al:' l Wl:ol;p YOllr wetgh\:
WAf! 16,'il pannell'll On l:he ;!3rcl, my nol:\'l l:hCll: yO\l ref\'\lileq
examination,
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On I:he 23rd, YQ\l lilaict 1 weighed 160 pOl\nds,
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Q On I:he 23t:d, you said I weighecl160' pouncl~,
^ MAY,I,60nl:ill\.\e?
Q . I helVe ,wil:nesf.lef.l" _.
Tim COUjt'l' I Wail:,., YOLl hC\ve jllf.ll: gol: do
,YOLl have any redJOrcl of whal: 1113 weighed on the 23rd?
On the 23L"d on the fl\.\ lilheet,
, 'l'Hl~ WI'l'NIilSS I
there is C\ ,oommenl: of 1~1,
MR, CORLUJYI
'I'lm COUR'I'I
MS, SWI\UClUJRI
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tes\:iI110ny?
MS, ,SWAUCllm 1 'l'he Commonweal th rests, YOllr
Honor,
THE COURT, Do YOIl wish to testify?
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'I'lIliJ COUR'II, , If: ypq WOI1+cl j lIP\: rE\~~e yoql"
righ\: hE\n~ where yOI1 Are, yoq Will be _worn in, I w~li l~t
YPl\ \:e13t:~fy frol11 right: \:here,
Wherel.1pol1,
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Q '1'e+1 me YOllr 11E\111e,
A BE\rry,B-E\-r-r-y, Corley, c~o-r-l-~-~,
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'Where qiel YOll li v~ before you went: in\:o
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1\ Montioello, Florida, ROllte 2,
Q When c\.tel YOI1 arrive at: Graterfonl?
1\ Aft:er I at:t:endeq"A reSt:Or01t:ion heE\ring in
Philadelphia I was' 13entenoed, My sent:enoe 'WE\S reVol~ed, My
sent:enoe of f~Ve Yearl3 probat:iol1WE\s reVo~ed, E\nd tWAs
sent: ,to' Grat:erfoJ:d,
Q "OI~aY, YOl1.t: probat:.l(j\11 Wal3 J:evo)ted 1" "
.', A My 13ent:enoe,
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Q YoUr S\'lntrll1ce was,
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Q IlE\ve you been in a state correot:ion,\l
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Now, when yOIl gat liP to Qrqterfpr~, Were yOIl
eqting?
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Q '1'1311 me the q~nltiil1al:ance~ of W!lC\t yOU haye
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the f3tC\ffhel"e,
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I ,do not eat the brea)dast ,'l'he lunch anc\ the dil1nerf3' I 'ye
eC\ten I 'rhe olle's that I hC\ye obj ectec\ to I Qidn It tC\'~e in
m~. cen, Elyery trcw, that I tool< in I1\Y cell I haVe eEl ten
e~cept ~or breakfasts,
Q' So you EIre telling me yb~ neyer eat
breakfC\f3t but you C\lways eatlunoh C\nd dinner?
, "A Yes, beoatlse the breakfaats at"e bl'\s.iaallY
two pie~~s of bread C\nd a 3-by-3 inch cake, Itff3 not eVen
worth the effort,
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Q Ilow long are YOLl goil19 to be on thif3
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^ 'l'he religious fast is over, Your llonor,
Q All t~he time'?
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Wssl~ now,
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Q Whl1e ya~ were an th~ r~liglaup fast Wl3rs
yoU 13<1\:).ng \11e<ll!'l7"
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YOll wet"e !'ltill r
'l'hl3 lunch 1'1nq thl3 qirif\13rl3 I yel3,
So yaur rel~glaul3 fowt YOII only cUq nat S<lt
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gdin9 tP eat breakfast toa?
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anq lunch <lnd dinner, ,I h<lye not - - I have not l11il3sed ,my
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'\11eall3 :w~ile I w<lS in the infir\11ary,
Q When'S the lQst time you missed a mea17'
1\ Maybe.. I waulc;l say maybe si~ days ago,
Q You Were still in the RHU then?
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Q 013 yau feelaka~~
^ I feel per~ect,
Q Haw ald are youI'
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MY"re),igion' h I belong to <I relig10n by tile
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Q Elnel YOll Wel'e ru~hed to the hoepitEll Elnel' '
to Iil<lve YOU1" life they hEld to, ta)~e EI' blood' test in orelerto
get ~nformEltion to p~operly treElt'yo~,
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Would YOll allow it
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Q Why QO yoq,,'l)l'lacl \:ha birth dat:a?
^ BaOf.\Llaa Olll: raHgipn ia b<la,i.aqU.y <1' ~aHgton
t:h<1t: qa<\lfl with aoma wh<lt t:hay 0<111 m<19.j,a ,':
Q Now ,i f the par130n th<\\: Wf\nl:!:l to \:<\)\'o ~1looel
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to b13al\re yOlll:he<jlth is <Ill dght <\\:C<\mP HUl giyea YOIl
\lhah' n<\ma <\nel theh' bj,rth dql:a, Will YOl\ Cl1l6W t:hal)lopel
to be \:q)can?
A O,f OOl\rae I I hClya 13t:<\teel thaI: elo~!3iW of
timea,
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^ 'Y~a, ThAt: the ineptneaa of hia stAff i13
riclio~lol\a, Their saales thaI: they U13e Are l\naAlibrAt~ell '
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OkAY\, I weighed 152 one elay on the 2113t, On the 2ancl, I
, elid nol: allow a weigh-in, Anel on the 23rd, I weigheel 160
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q I oould tell there ia some problem With the
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l\ 'l'hey brought ill <I bAthroom aOAle into my
cell, olcay, ancl then they too)c me \:0 ClI)o\:heraoAle in the"
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infirm<\ry / a s\:allel up / double beam soale, and the readings
011 eaoh 'gay were oompletely of f I 'l'he sORles Wet'e
defInitely \.Illoal ibrated.
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don' teat,
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lW Mil, IlW1\UGJ1JR,
Q Inil:it1ll:y wl1fln,yoq WOleO prOl\g\l\:.' \:.0 CAmp 111+1
oJ\I'epr,\\/;'\t'y 1D, 1999" yoq rofq/3eq the lj\oq1oAl l3\:.qff \:.0 qo '
yoqr te/3t1ng, ipn't t~qt oorrect?
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'\:.o <I \:.qbet"Ol\lo/3ifl test yes\:.et'q<lY I 11el:ll:~\l\ry 21\?
1\ 1~e ~<lypefore'ye/3\:.erqqy,
Q ..lInq YOLl'1'e not 1\110w1ng tIle medio<ll /3tC\fJ fI\:
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the oorreotionq1 in~ti\:.qtio~right no~to ~o /;'\ny blood
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t~pta onyoq, oorr~ot?
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Ull1eas" they Hive me their namo anc1 "theil.'
bi1'th d/;'\te 01:' they 0<111 my padrino ,01: pri:~st:,
Q , So 1 in otl1el: words / YOq al:e ,tell inH us thal1
if \:he staffgivea YOll \:heil: nC1me and theil: bi1'tl,1 date you
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oOllple, I' VO \:old them \:hat: doZella ot t,i.mes, I, tell them
th/'1tevery d~YI Bvery daY,thC1t C1 p~rson C1ake for my blood
I tell them,
MS, SWlIUGBR I Okay, Ih/\Vo no fur\:hm:
questions I Youl: Ilon01:,
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