By Seth Augenstein
The Star-Ledger
TRENTON — Nearly two months have passed since William Lecuyer agreed to start eating again at New Jersey State Prison.
He’s eating solid food, and his slow recovery continues, say those who have talked to him. But the dispute over the drug test that landed him four months in solitary confinement – the initial reason for his refusing to eat for a year – remains to be settled.
Lecuyer’s gained 40 pounds, and his health is a bit more stable. But his kidneys are not working properly, his heart has shown irregularities, and he’s still under close observation in a special infirmary unit at New Jersey State Prison, according to his attorney, Jean Ross.
The hearing over the drug-test, which began the stand-off with the Department of Corrections, will have to wait for him to be physically prepared for it, Ross said.
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