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Medications

Interview with Scott, Carrie, John and Sophie

JM: Did you always have access to necessary medications?
Scott: no the medications are controled
Carrie: yes. However, it took me almost a month to see the doctor.
John: no that was the annoying part. I did not grant them access to my medical records I was not given my rx meds and I was given a hard time when I asked for contact or saline solution for my contacts I was arrested with out my glasse and slept in my contacts or when I was lucky I was given what seemed like a thimble full of saline one or two times a week
Sophie: they changed my medications because they didn't have the ones I was on... blood sugars were never below 260 because they were giving me less than half of the meds I was used to and not the right ones

JM: How did you get your medications?
Scott: from a nurse
Carrie: They were given to us each night around 8pm. The officer and nurse would come to the pod and we would get in cell order to receive our medications.
John: I was given a hard time when I asked for contact or saline solution for my contacts I was arrested with out my glasse and slept in my contacts or when I was lucky I was given what seemed like a thimble full of saline one or two times a week
Sophie: woken up daily at 2 am to take pills and again at 4 pm for evening meds... had to met the nurse at the door to take pills infront of the guard

JM: What types of punishments were incurred for abuse of drugs? Did you ever witness this?
Scott: new charges if caught with them inside.
Carrie: You could receive an in-house drug charge. which is like another court case. Any in-house charges came with prison time. Other than that if suspected they would come in an toss the whole pod.
John: I don't know because I refused anything imated would offer. one guy offered me home made booze "pruno" he hid the bottle inside the vent of his cell other dude had meth he hid someplace bad so I said no and don't know what would happen to you
Sophie: did not witness, so I do not know... I just took my own pills and didn't worry about anyone else

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