Over the weekend, a Pennsylvania man serving a life sentence for second-degree murder passed away at the UPMC Altoona medical center. The 68-year-old had been granted a medical transfer to receive better treatment for his quadriplegia, just 12 days prior to his death.
The inmate, who had spent 49 years in prison, was released on compassionate grounds by an Allegheny County judge last month. He had been on life support due to a back injury that had been misdiagnosed for several years, leading to paralysis from the chest down after surgery.
