Trevor Reed's family says he's back in a Russian prison hospital but not getting care
Reed's family says he has tuberculosis symptoms and lost 7 pounds in five days during a hunger strike. They are calling for the Biden administration to help bring the Marine veteran home.
by Rachel Treisman
Apr 04, 2022
2 minutes
Trevor Reed started a hunger strike last week to protest his treatment in Russian prison, saying he was not being treated for possible tuberculosis and instead was sent to solitary confinement.
Now the family of the 30-year-old U.S. Marine veteran, who was detained in Russia in 2019, say he is being sent back to the prison medical facility "where he has been numerous times before and received no about Reed getting tested and treated for tuberculosis are false and an attempt to manipulate the Western media after bad press in recent days.
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