Interview with Mish, Sally, Pace, Baby, Jamie, Jessica, Manuel, Raella, LKai, Josie, George, Terry and Miles
JM: Did you always have access to necessary medications? Mish: If i needed them Sally: ALWAYS... HMMM NO I DIDNT NEED THEM Pace: Yes and No. If you made sick call you got your
meds. If you didn't good luck. Baby: Not in the loop only after I finally got a cell
but they never would tell me what they where they
just said swallow it and show me your tongue. Then
I was released without them. So I still have no
idea what the hospital gave me released to them
for me or what I took I just know I had med call 4
times a day Jamie: hell no Jessica: yes Manuel: no dont never get sick in there all they do is
drug you up Raella: yes LKai: If you had any medical problems, that would be
assessed through the processing part of jail. So
then they would give you your meds every
morning/night. Josie: no George: All I needed was my inhaler, and yes. Terry: MED CALL IS 2 3 TIMES DAILY AND ALWAYS ACCESSIBLE. Miles: I never had prescriptions or medication.
JM: How did you get your medications? Mish: By requesting to see the nurse Sally: DIDNT TAKE ANY Pace: Nurse call Baby: medication call the yell your name over a loud
speaker and then un lock your door you run to get
in line then take it stick out your tongue run
back to your cell to get locked in Jamie: its a long slow prosses Jessica: a nurse distributes medications 4 or 5 times
throughout the day Manuel: in your unit from the nurse Raella: med call morning and night. doors would open and
everyone stands in line waiting to get meds from
nurse through a slot in the door. Have to take
meds, then open mouth to show you've swallowed
them. LKai: They would call for your number and you line up to
get your meds. You take it in front of the guards. Josie: self carry George: My wife was allowed to drop it off, and it lasted
the entire time since it was an emergency inhaler
rather than a maintenance inhaler. Terry: I DID NOT TAKE ANY MEDICATION, BUT JAIL NURSES PUSH
A CART AROUND FROM CELL TO CELL GIVING MEDS TO
LISTED INMATES. Miles: Not sure how because I never took any, but I
remember inmates being called out to the deputy
tower for medication.
JM: What types of punishments were incurred for abuse of drugs? Did you ever witness this? Mish: I don't know Sally: NEVER SAW BUT I IMAGINE ANOTHER CASE IF CAUGHT Pace: Don't know never abused Baby: I have no idea Jamie: the hole plus a new charge Jessica: loss of dayroom or time added to your sentence Manuel: new charges and the hole Raella: If you're in jail because of drug charges, you
are the lowest of the low. The deputies will
treat you as if you are still on drugs and
anytime you make a mistake or do not follow
directions, they will yell at you for being a
tweeker, crackhead, etc. LKai: I'm not sure. Josie: idk George: Tobacco was the most common drug for which
punishments occurred, and in most cases the
punishments involved "searching" the dorm and making
a mess of everyone's stuff and occasionally
restricting access to the dayroom. Terry: PUNISHMENT FOR USE OF DRUGS WERE...DISCIPLINARY
REFERRALS AND OR ADDED CHARGES. THAT RESULTED IN
GAIN TIME BEING TAKEN, MORE TIME ADDED TO SENTENCE.
I NEVER WITNESSED PERSONALLY. Miles: I never observed this type of behavior, but I'm
sure there were stiff penalties for abusing the
medications provided to inmates.