By LEE WILLIAMS, The News Journal
Posted Sunday, March 9, 2008
Gander Hill inmate Duane J. Williams is clinging to life in a Pennsylvania hospital, his eyes bright yellow from near-total liver failure.
Severe abdominal pain, which he first reported over four months ago, wasn't taken seriously by the prison's medical contractor, Correctional Medical Services, until last week, he says. When a corrections sergeant noticed Williams' eyes, the officer demanded that CMS staff provide treatment or transfer the inmate to a hospital.
Ten days ago, the inmate was taken to Wilmington Hospital, where he waited for a week before being transferred to Philadelphia's Albert Einstein Medical Center on Thursday night for specialized treatment. Contact investigative reporter Lee Williams at 324-2362 or lwilliams@delawareonline.com.
