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Medications
Interview with Julie, Inmate's Sister, Houston, Claire, Jim, Inmate's Mom, Smyth and Ken
JM: Did you always have access to necessary medications?
Julie: did not need any
Inmate's Sister: yes tylenol or advil
Houston: Yes.
Claire: I never took meds, but it seemed like there was no problems with
other inmates having access to their meds.
Jim: yes when medical finally gets it straight. It
costs each inmate for medical services. If you
dont have money they will put it on your account
and when you do get money they take it first
before you make commissary.
Inmate's Mom: Yes, after the officers beat him up they did let
him go to the infirmary.
Smyth: Yes, you were allowed to get your medicine.
Ken: Did not apply
JM: How did you get your medications?
Julie: They were brought to u by nurse
Inmate's Sister: nurse
Houston: A cart that came by and called your name.
Claire: The infirmary would send around a cart to each pod.
Jim: the nurse goes to each cell house
Smyth: Stand in line while guards tell you what a
failure you are.
JM: What types of punishments were incurred for abuse of drugs?
Julie: No one in my house had that problem from what i
noticed
Inmate's Sister: lockdown
Houston: Dont know
Claire: I wouldn't know first hand, but I could imagine that the
punishment would have been pretty severe.
Jim: THEY LOCK YOU DOWN IN SEG
Smyth: You would probably be given another County case
to be responsible for as soon as your sentence
was up.
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Medication is a HUGE issue
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My life partner will spend time in Harris county for approx. 1 month (I hope). He's Bi-Polar and I'm very concerned about his having access to meds. Can he take his medications with him during the inprocessing? I'm certain there's medical staff and MHMR services. How soon can he recieve the care he requires?
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Smyth is obviously a troublemaker, you think the guards really have nothing better to do than just randomly call inmates failures? You kill someone, or rape a child, don't expect to be treated like a king. IT'S JAIL PEOPLE!!
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how do i find out about if someone died in jail i think a guy died and i know what happen
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my cousin is now 21 in just got put in jail about two weeks ago and he has sickle cell badly and began to ache.nobody gave him medicine or anything for it and thats sad.i know its jail but yall shouldnt want anyone to die in there.he did all the necersary actions already.
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Have the inmates family call the jail medical department and if at all possible, take copies of his medical records to the jail. I would also notify the chaplain's office and the medical department directly. Remember, Harris county jails have over 8,000 inmates and many of them claim medical problems in order to get attention. Sometimes people with real problems get lost in the crowd. Be polite, but call every day if necessary to make sure he receives treatment.
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They wont accept medical records brought in or sent by individuals. The reords have to come from a doctor.
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I agree completely - you should call up the jail and tell them the situation (this isn't an actual jail site, it's just a site that shares information about the jail)
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