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Medications
Interview with DC, Keith, Joe, Heidi, Dillon, Kami and Linda
JM: Did you always have access to necessary medications?
DC: Yes. Tylenol - well the off-brand kind, was
readily available. If you needed prescription
meds, the nurses came in everyday to give them to
you.
Keith: Hell NO. People die in this jail from lack of
medical attention. They won't give you what they
don't want you to have. Usually the best for
pain is naproxyn or 800 mg Ibuprofen.
Joe: rarely.
Heidi: yes
Dillon: NO! I have been on the same perscriptions for 3
years from a board certified doctor and their
resident doctors with no experience cut me off of
them all and had me in withdrawls.
Kami: yes
Linda: Only if they were prescribed
JM: How did you get your medications?
DC: The nurses brought them in. If you just needed
tylenol you could get that from the officer. 2
pills per shift.
Keith: The nurses come around with a cart. They won't
call you or wake you up. You have to be up when
they come by.
Joe: fill out request.
Heidi: a nurse would bring them 3 times a day, or we
woyld go to medical
Dillon: the nurse came by twice a day. If u didnt hear her
come in u didnt get ur meds.
Linda: They come 3 times a day one in the morning once
at afternoon and one in the middle of the night
JM: What types of punishments were incurred for abuse of drugs? Did you ever witness this?
DC: They threw them away, I believe and you could
catch a new case.
Keith: If you get caught with drugs they will give you
a new criminal charge. They crush most
medications so people can't give them away.
Heidi: you would receive your meds crushed, and
sometimes segregation
Dillon: Unknowm
Linda: Lockdown in your rm adding another charge
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My husband has been in Tarant County Jail since Nov. wating on appeal.6 weeks ago his foot swelled up 4 times its normal size a week later they took him for an MRI and found he has 3 bulging disc in his back,,well now 3 weeks later he has no feeling in his right leg from the knee down and can barley walk.He is in constant pain and they refuse to do anything.al they tell him is in another 6 weeks they will get another MRI.mean while he gets worse every day and they dont care.When they got him 4 months ago he was a healthy man and now he may not be able to even walk for long..its messed up because they are broke they are refusing him proper medical attention,,they treat these men like animals not humans.
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My Cousin does not take ANY kind of medication. She got locked up, and TARRANT county jail is forcing medication upon her. She is talking out of her head. Saying that grandma is in her ear, (grandma had passed away in 2004.) EVERY working in TARRANT county jail, is saying they are not giving her medication, but clearly they are. Medical department is not helping. A release form was signed by my cousin, so we can find out what medications she is taking, but we get the run around everytime. They now say she is incompitant to stand trial, and want to send her to a hospital first..she is NOT crazy!! She does not take medication!! PLEASE anyone with any story like this, please come foward... This is not right.
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Sorry to hear about your daughter. I gave my freind his pain medication and muscle relaxers and when I picked up his property the muscle relaters was in the bag but the pain pills were gone and the 25.00 was gone too. He has been in for 3 days today and Has not had any medication and he has screws in his spine and metal plates. He is hurting so bad I dont know what to do or who to call HELP if you has any info
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my daughter-in-law was in for traffic crimes.She was booked with mention of a spider bite. She gave whoever her meds, a pain medication and an antibotic plus another that I don't know. They refused to give her the meds to fight off infection. To make a long story short, they found her unconscious in her cell. She was rushed to John Peter Hospital and within hours was dead. She leaves a small child motherless. Did she fill out the form? who knows, but was she told about the 'form'? She died a senseless death, an avoidable death. There is no justice.
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