Chaining prisoners to hospital beds 'shocking abuse of power'

The weekend Guardian reported on the routine chaining of sick and dying prisoners to hospital beds. According the The Guardian:

'Examples discovered include a prisoner, Michael Tyrrell, 65, dying from cancer and too weak to move; 22-year-old Kyal Gaffney, diagnosed with leukaemia, who had suffered a brain haemorrhage; and Daniel Roque Hall, 30, suffering Friedreich's ataxia, a wasting disease that has left him barely able to use his arms or legs. All three were chained in hospital and guarded by three prison officers each'.

Co-director of Inquest Deborah Coles described the practice as a 'shocking abuse of power'.