Graphic videos filed in a Tennessee court on Tuesday show a death row inmate telling officers that he is in pain as they strap to a bed.
Henry Hodges is suing the Tennessee Department of Correction over his treatment by prison staff after what his attorney has said was a psychotic episode last October. Hodges slit his wrists and then cut off his penis after he was put on suicide watch Oct. 7. He was hospitalized for about two weeks, and his penis was reattached. However, weeks later, Hodges’ penis had to be surgically removed after necrosis set in, according to court records.
The second video that lasts about 8 minutes picks up with the officers still applying the restraints. A nurse checks the straps and asks for one to be tightened. Hodges tells her, “I refuse all medical treatment. All food. All water. All medical treatment.” He becomes more agitated as she touches him. He screams several more times. The officers take away his socks and hospital gown, leaving him with only a black square of cloth that covers him from about his abdomen to his calves.
In the longest video, Hodges is still strapped to the bed and has defecated on himself, including on his bandages. Over the course of 45 minutes, several officers laboriously move his limbs between restraints as infirmary workers clean up some of the mess with what appear to be baby wipes. One gives him a shot without his permission, causing Hodges severe agitation.
Attorneys for the state have said that Hodges was put in 6-point restraints because he removed his catheter.Article content
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