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Medications

Interview with Charlie, Don and Pierce

JM: Did you always have access to necessary medications?
Charlie: Usually. However, frequent medication errors were made by the jail nurse while I was there. Inmates are cautioned to carefully confirm that they were actually getting the medications in the amount and dosage they were prescribed.
Don: yes
Pierce: No! you had to request them and sometimes you would get them and some times you wouldn't.

JM: How did you get your medications?
Charlie: The jail nurse and/or a jailer brings medications to each tank twice a day. Inmates can also request sick call in the medical bay. Inmates can purchase OTC meds such as Tylenol from the medication cart as it passes by. They do not have to have money on their books to purchase these, but a record is kept of what meds inmates purchased and their books are charged for these meds.
Don: pay for them
Pierce: I got a few teeth pulled so I was able to get advil every so often to mild the pain. They moniter your usage. There was I guy I remember who's finger got chopped off and he used to cry and scream all night that he was in pain.

JM: What types of punishments were incurred for abuse of drugs? Did you ever witness this?
Charlie: The jail nurse or the jailers crush the pills in a cup and watch you take and swallow them. Inmates can also be “written up” (receive in-house disciplinary action) for hoarding meds.
Don: charges filed
Pierce: Don't know anyone who had drug issues or abused them.