JM: Did you always have access to necessary medications? Tara: NO< NO< NO In order for me to have a job in the
infirmary, i could not take anything stronger than
a tylenol. weird rule. Despite the fact that I had
2 hip replacements and wore a brace that was
painful. I had to choose to occupy my mind through
work, or be in pain. I opted for using my mind and
being productive. Greg: If you have serious health issues you don't really got the
medical help that you need If you have any kind of the
building pain or anything like that you do not have access to
any type of of pain medicine whatsoever Don: yes for the most part
JM: How did you get your medications? Tara: twice a day a nurse would push a cart into the cell
block with the medications pre sorted in a cup. You
had to stand in front of her, take them, then say AH
and show the neandrethal security your opened mouth
tio prove you took them. Greg: You could get some confirmation decisions like anti
diarrheal or antacid and maybe some ibuprofen a few things
like that but that's about it Don: The guards and the nurse come in with a big
locked cart and a clip board. before they come in
you get locked down and they call your name one
by one to get your medications
JM: What types of punishments were incurred for abuse of drugs? Did you ever witness this? Tara: i was aware that people, "cheeked" pills, but I
didn't and I don't know what the consequences were.I
did not witness anyone doing this. Greg: If you got caught using drugs you would get sent back to the
whole or get set back to the full jail instead of Being over on
the work early side on the rehab side of the prison Don: You get put into the hole. And also time can be
added to your sentence. Luckily I didn't do drugs