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Medications

Interview with James, Charles and Doug

JM: Did you always have access to necessary medications?
James: When I went there, I was taking Lexapro and Xanax on the street. I was given Pamelor by them, then they switched me to Prozac (against my will). Laxatives and Tylenol were given at request by the inmate. I did ACLU to get sedative, and had to get a court order to force BSO to serve me a Kosher meal too. NO!
Charles: Yeappers.
Doug: absolutly not. I was left to suffer with horrible chest pain and my life was in jepordy the whole time I was locked up.

JM: How did you get your medications?
James: Continuous bitching and complaining. I had to file a complaint with the ACLU before I got a Required sedative (Visteral which is Benadryl plus one other chemical).
Charles: Lots of sick requests.
Doug: Some I had to buy from other inmates like nitroglycerin because medical would not provide them even though I had heart attacts prior to going to prison and had always carried them before

JM: What types of punishments were incurred for abuse of drugs? Did you ever witness this?
James: Lock down, and I guess loss of gain time for hoarding.
Charles: Punishment for drug abuse? Deps abuse drugs.....
Doug: I did not abuse drugs, I only bought medications to keep me alive.