Inmate's care improves; release not sought.(METROPOLITAN)

Washington Times, The, December, 2006

Byline: Jim McElhatton, THE WASHINGTON TIMES An attorney for a D.C. inmate who recently underwent major cancer surgery said yesterday that he is not seeking an immediate release for his client because jail officials are providing better medical treatment. The inmate, Houston Quildon, who this summer had sections of his esophagus and stomach removed, attended a hearing in federal court yesterday after defense attorney Harry Tun raised concerns about whether his client was receiving adequate medical care.

U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan last week contacted D.C. Department of Corrections officials after a recent report in The Washington Times detailed Mr. Quildon's battle with esophageal cancer while in custody. He is awaiting trial on felony drug...