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Washington high court rules inmate has no right to starve himself

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] The Washington Supreme Court [official website] on Thursday ruled [opinion] that the Washington state constitution does not provide a right for prison inmates to starve themselves to death. Convicted arsonist Charles R. McNabb sued the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) [official website] to stop his force-feeding [JURIST news archive]. McNabb pursued his case under the

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