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Medications

Interview with Jen, Kelsey and Cody

JM: Did you always have access to necessary medications?
Jen: No medical attention is a need for the facility. There are plenty of people that need to have medical attention. They will take you to the nearest hospital for emergencies: seizures, asthma attacks or other illnesses. However, with my inhaler I was allowed to keep it with me.
Kelsey: Yes
Cody: No. I was on a Methadone Detox program and no matter how many times I told the guards they just ignored me. I was able to get ahold of someone on the outside who got ahold of my clinic and they brought someone in to dose me.

JM: How did you get your medications?
Jen: In other situations, such as seizure meds or insulin shots were given on a daily schedule to meet the needs of those who had to have the meds.
Kelsey: Tulare: Med cart 2x/day
Cody: A nurse from the Methadone clinic would come in everyday with my bottle and dose me separate from the people who got there meds from the med call cart.

JM: What types of punishments were incurred for abuse of drugs? Did you ever witness this?
Jen: The county would add new charges for the offense, and at the time of being caught you are taken to another place in the jail; not sure where I never had it happen. What I do know is that a girl who smuggled in contraband was removed from the General population, and we never seen her again. She brought in weed and tobacco. New charges were added to her original charges and her steps for good behavior was taken away.
Kelsey: More time....new case...slap on the hand..... all depends
Cody: I really don't know. I have heard that they will just add on to your current charges thus extending your sentence. But no I never did witness it.

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