title: Treatment of dying prisoners reflects our civilised nature.
abstract: Dignity in death is widely accepted as important in today's society. However, for prisoners this has been and still remains a controversial issue (analysis August 26). The recent release of convicted terrorist Abdelbaset Alial-Megrahi and train robber Ronnie Biggs has brought this debate back into public discussion.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ghroum