Roddy is in a medical fatiilcy unit just outside of Houston. Shannon's assertion that "the powers that be have admitted that they wish they could just hang Roddy" is a distortion. The quote should be that he would have been hung for his rustling offense in the past. He not only stole cattle, but broke into buildings and stole other items totaling over $200,000 in value. He was a part of a criminal gang, and an active participant in a number of crimes in Texas and Oklahoma. Not being present inside of the unit, as apparently Shannon and the author of the blog also were not, I can not say if he has been getting the treatment needed or not, or if not, what the reason for not receiving it may be. I do know that in other prison units where I have been in Texas, often the inmate will use his diabetic condition to achieve another goal, often placing his own life at risk just to "game the system".