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Medications

Interview with Timmy, Michael and Frank

JM: Did you always have access to necessary medications?
Timmy: You can get Tylenol, antacid, and antihistamine from the guards.
Michael: yes. nurse gave me my antidepressant every day
Frank: WELL YEA THEY ARENT STUPID ENOUGH TO LET SOMEONE SUE THEM AT LEAST NOT ANY MORE, BUT I KNOW THERE WHERE TIMES WHEN THEY DIDNT BELIEVE AN INMATE ABOUT HIS CONDITION AND LET THEM SUFFER TO THE POINT OF PASSING OUT AND REAL SICK TILL THEY DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT

JM: How did you get your medications?
Timmy: Prescription meds are dispersed by the nurse at prescribed times.
Michael: nurse came
Frank: I WAS LUCKY I DIDNT NEED ANY EXCEPT AN ASPIRIN ONCE AWHILE THEY WOULD HAVE THE NURSE COME AROUND TWICE A DY MORN & EVE BUT IF YOU HAPPENED TO BE ASLEEP THEN TOO BAD YOU MISSED OUT & NO EXTRA BIG EFFORT TO GET YOU

JM: What types of punishments were incurred for abuse of drugs? Did you ever witness this?
Timmy: Lock down.
Michael: dont know. never abused drugs. i am sure it would result in a worse situation though
Frank: OH YEA A LITTLE BIT BUT NOT RTEALLY MUCH CUZ THEY WERE SO DAMN GREEDY WITH THEM LIKE I SIAD I BELIEVE THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO SCAM EVERY PENNY THEY CAN EVERY WAY THEY CAN

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