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Medications

Interview with Carrie, Michael, Roy, Tiff, Lela and Manuel

JM: Did you always have access to necessary medications?
Carrie: yes
Michael: no
Roy: Don't take any.
Tiff: no. I did not require any
Lela: Technically, yes. You could fill out a 'pink and white' slip and they would charge your account $20 to see the doctor for medical issues. You could see the Psych doctor for free. Doesn't guarantee you'll get in any time soon. Once you are 'prescribed' your meds, the nurse comes in 4 times a days to give them out. Morning, Noon-ish, before dinner, and before bed.
Manuel: Yes there was access to medicatication depends on you're condition.

JM: How did you get your medications?
Carrie: I didnt take any
Michael: didnt
Roy: N/A
Tiff: This question does not apply to me since I had never received any medications while being housed in this jail facility
Lela: When I got booked in you have to see the nurse. They take vitals and make you do a urine sample - just a pregnancy test I believe. I told them I would be withdrawing, so they were able to automatically put me on ibuprofen and Tums. They ask what kind of medications I'm on so I told them an inhaler for my asthma and Buspar for my anxiety disorder. They informed me that I would have to see the doctor to get those. I did see the doctor and was put on both.
Manuel: You get you're medications thru the nurse that came around with the cart I believe they came around three times a day.

JM: What types of punishments were incurred for abuse of drugs? Did you ever witness this?
Carrie: I dont know
Michael: DNA
Roy: Not sure.
Tiff: that's when they bring the dogs out and everything is locked down. they search your room and your body to find if any what they looking for. im quite sure the hole and an additional charge is the punishment
Lela: I did not witness myself any punishment for abusing drugs in there but I heard you'll definitely get sent to the hole. (segregation)
Manuel: When I was jailed I never witnessed anybody abuse medications. But I was taking trasadone for sleep and some inmates wanted me to share my trasadone with them but I always refuse to so .and no I never witness anyone getting punish for that.

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