State ex rel. White v. Narick

HARSHBARGER, Justice:

Jesse White is a murderer serving a life sentence without mercy in our State Penitentiary at Moundsville. He began a hunger strike on August 3, 1981, to protest conditions there, has lost in excess of 100 pounds, but has not suffered serious physical deterioration. Prison officials have announced that they will force-feed White to prevent his death; White has told us he would rather die for his cause than be fed.1

White’s prayer for injunctive relief against force feeding was denied by Marshall County Circuit Court Judge Narick. He asked us for prohibition to accomplish…