The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has criticised the decision to restrain James Reilly with an escort chain, and leave it on while he received emergency treatment including being anaesthetised.
The report said the ombudsman was "shocked" over the actions.
Concerns were also raised that no care plan was in place to manage swelling Mr Reilly had been experiencing in his legs.The report says Mr Reilly arrived at HMP Stoke Heath, near Market Drayton, in 2018, having been jailed for 15 years for robbery four years before.In May 2022 Mr Reilly went to hospital because of swelling in his legs, and returned in June as the swelling had got worse. The hospital said he had cellulitis caused by liver disease.
At 12.35pm on September 25, Mr Reilly pressed his cell bell and when officers arrived they found a large amount of blood. Mr Reilly was dizzy, had low blood pressure and was “very pale”, the report says.Prison staff completed an escort risk assessment, which judged that he posed a low risk of escape but a high risk to the public and hospital staff. The decision was made to restrain him with an escort chain while he was escorted to hospital in the ambulance.
It says: “The clinical reviewer considered that Mr Reilly should have had a care plan in place to manage the fluid retention and cellulitis in his legs which were ultimately caused by his liver cirrhosis.” The report says: “The judgement found that using handcuffs or other restraints on terminally ill or seriously ill prisoners was inhumane, unless justified by security considerations.”
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