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Medications

Interview with Kathy, Cameron, Norm, Arturo and Isidra

JM: Did you always have access to necessary medications?
Kathy: No if we were on any meds they would give them to us
Cameron: I don't take meds at all
Norm: Yes, the jail delivered it daily.
Arturo: I had no issues with medicaiton
Isidra: I really don't know so I can't say cause I didn't take meds

JM: How did you get your medications?
Kathy: They would bring them to us when we needed them like I needed mine in the morning and in the night
Cameron: a nurse comes around with a cart and gives you your meds if you have to take shots they will call you down
Norm: medication was delivered twice a day to get unit and administered by a registered nurse. Also sick calls and medical on site access was 24 hours a day.
Arturo: the nurse would deliver the medication at nine thirty in the morning and again at nine at night that was ok
Isidra: Well for those who did take meds there was always a nurse who came around with a cart and their names on a med cup. And would administer tge meds

JM: What types of punishments were incurred for abuse of drugs? Did you ever witness this?
Kathy: No I never witness this, not in the cell nlock I was in, and I did not hear anything when I was there
Cameron: they will keep lock you and possible you will get a new charge also lose good time and yes I have seen it happen to people
Norm: Punishment for drug abuse was usually a week or several in the box. The box was solitary confinement in a separate unit without privileges and no personal items or commissary food. Also inmates stayed in there cells 23 hours a day when in the box unit. Yes i witness lots of drug use by way of crushing medication pills or trading for other peoples drugs.
Arturo: I did see drug use one individual went to the box for selling his morphine to another inmate I don't know what happened after that
Isidra: I really don't know but I would suppose you would go to lock. And nope I have never witnessed this occur

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