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''Lantz v. Coleman''〔(''Lantz v. Coleman'' ), 978 A. 2d 164 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2009)〕 is a Connecticut superior court case that addresses the constitutionality of forcibly feeding prison inmates on hunger strikes.〔Spencer, Mark. (Judge Set To Rule On Force-Feeding Of Inmate ), ''The Hartford Courant'', Nov. 11, 2009 〕 ==Case== The defendant in the case, William B. Coleman, is a British national who was sentenced to eight years in state prison in 2005 for sexually assaulting his wife.〔 She had allegedly been raped two days after Coleman had applied for custody of their children.〔(Rapist Briton's victory on 'right' to starve himself to death | Mail Online )〕 He was convicted, and appealed, arguing that his wife had falsely accused him of rape in order to gain custody of their children.〔(British man to be force-fed in US jail - Americas, World - The Independent )〕 The conviction was affirmed on appeal in 2007.〔 In September 2007, Coleman stopped eating solid foods to protest what he perceived as corruption in the Connecticut legal system.〔 Some time later, he started to refuse all liquids and nutritional supplements, other than occasional milk, juice and water during the Christmas season, to spare his family from his death during the holidays.〔 During this time, his weight dropped from to no more than .〔 The commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Correction, Theresa C. Lantz, sued for an injunction permitting the prison to force-feed Coleman.〔 Coleman was assisted by the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut in presenting his case to Judge James Graham of the Connecticut Superior Court.〔(Beyond Guantanamo: Torture Thrives in Connecticut )〕 On May 21, 2009, the court issued the injunction allowing the prison to force-feed Coleman.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lantz v. Coleman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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