Quadriplegic Inmate Dies For Lack Of Ventilator
WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 5, 2004 --Jonathan Magbie, 27, died on September 24 at a Washington-area hospital. Magbie had been rushed to the hospital from the district's Correctional Treatment Facility, where he was four days into serving a 10-day sentence for marijuana possession. Magbie's family blames the sentencing judge for forcing him to serve time in a corrections system that was not equipped to handle his needs.