Stories Direct from The Inmates
Life in Perryville
Provider Malcolm to Patient: “You’re a junkie and drug addict, that’s where all your problems are.”
(As we always say….this individual has her 1st Amendment right to free speech. There were no other witnesses to this medical appointment-Ed.)
“I had 2 strokes in county jail prior to Perryville. After the 2nd stroke, I started to have seizures. I had two seizures in R and A, but I don’t think the guard recorded them because I never went to medical.
At San Carlos, I verbally told Provider Malcolm my history. She said she couldn’t access my county records, ” Therefore, you’ll have to have a seizure here before I put you on medicine or give a chrono.” That’s when she said, “You’re a junkie and drug addict, that’s where all your problems are.”.
I told her my strokes were a result of family genetics and high blood pressure. This was a weird comment she made, ” You have high cholesterol because you’re white.” Then I told her it wasn’t safe for me to work in Complex Kitchen because of my seizures, and she said, “If I had a dollar for every excuse I heard from an inmate I’d be rich. My superiors have told me no chronos for anyone in complex kitchen because you all make up excuses.”
(This website hopes this story is an anomaly and not indicative of Carlos’ new provider.)
Patient Finds Erroneous Information In Her Medical File
We get many reports of people in Perryville that find wrong records in their files. This particular patient was undergoing an endoscopy when the doctor asked about her liver transplant. “Liver transplant?!” she exclaimed. She had never even come close to having one. Then the doctor went on to divulge that the notation in her file said: “transplant was from a live donor.”.
Why does wrong info make a difference? Because healthcare providers give treatment plans based on what the inmate’s file says. Critical errors may result.
Wrong Diagnosis of Cancer Could Have Caused Suicide!
.(See June 24th story of “Another cancer causality on Carlos”)
Provider JOHNS misdiagnosis of end-stage cancer put GG in severe mental distress. Reportedly, she spoke of ending her life between tears of grief. GG was put in IPC to, allegedly, receive ” better pain management care” than she could receive in GP at Carlos.
A source in IPC said she heard GG cry all night in pain. According to GG, she would press the nurses button repeatedly for her pain pill, but it would take the night nurse an hour to get to her.
While at IPC a real doctor had a complete blood panel done. GG did not have cancer!!! Her severe pain was caused by a spinal issue, and her other symptoms were due to anemia, B12 deficiency, and fatty liver problems. Dr. Ibham was furious when he found out that JOHNS had made her diagnosis completely from an MRI scan.
GG is back among her support group and never wants to go back to IPC for any reason.
I was hooked up to a broken EKG machine during my heart attack!
Dateline Santa Maria: This is L.B.'s story, corroborated by her daughter. "I am a 50-year-old woman with a history of hypertension. In the last 2 years at Santa Maria, I have struggled with Medical to get my blood pressure under control. My everyday range, with...
$7 Lightbulbs, and 24-Hour Boots
Up until recently, an inmate could buy a lightbulb for $0.78. Then came the outrageous $2.00 lightbulb. But Keefe/Trinity, not done bilking the inmates out of ther hard-won dime, jacked up the price to $7.00!! I've heard of $2,000 toilet seats purchased by the...
Women Scared by “Men in Black”
Dateline San Carlos: A recent search on San Carlos had the addition of black-clothed commandos called the dreaded men in black. These squads made up of all men over 6-feet tall, were created to quell riots and suppress inmate unrest, or to deal with hostage...
Inmates: “Anything Goes on Lumley”
Dateline Lumley Unit: Numerous women wrote in with very similar stories about Lumley's lawless behavior. Residents complain about out-of-control smoking; in line to the store, to the chow hall, in the chow hall, on the runs, in the rooms - everywhere! They say there...
D.W. Compton Denies Elderly Women A/C!
8-7-19 3:34 PM Townhall Meeting Dateline Santa Maria: from a 70-year-old woman. "I told D.W. Compton that the elderly have special needs, as we cannot dissipate heat from our body. plus we take medications that make us even more susceptible to heat stroke. I asked if...
Wanting to Make a Positive Difference – by C.W.
There are many stories on this website that are tragic but true. I want to submit a good story for a change. This is a conversation I recently had with my CO-III about the future of incarceration. He told me that he got into corrections "to make a positive difference...
Women made to dig holes in the hot sun with no gloves – by T.M.
Dateline 6-27-19 - Five women on Santa Maria yard crew were forced to repair a broken water main by digging a 4-foot hole in the packed dirt. Office Stratling, the supervisor, refused to let them wear gloves, even though the gloves were available. He told the women...
They’re going to wait until my lump is malignant! – by J.J.
For 3 months I've had a lump in my breast with a greenish discharge from the nipple. Corizon (Medical) won't get a biopsy for it because "it's too expensive and it's probably a cyst anyway." How large will it have to be before I'm seen by a real M.D? Update: After...
Leukemia Mistaken for Flu at Lumley – by T.M
Death isn't just for the old, they kill the young too, P. was a 20-year-old vibrant young woman when she arrived at the prison. After a few months, she grew more fatigued and tired. For 5 months she begged Medical to take lab tests to find out what was wrong with her....
True Story of Deceased Inmate from Santa Maria – by C.L.M.
I was K.T.s neighbor. We'd lived next door to each other for two years amd became friends. K.T. was 62 years old, walked with a cane, but was otherwise healthy. We first thought she had come down with the flu, but her coughing and respiratory distress lingered for...
The High Cost of Living: by K.D.
I don't know anyone who, at one time or another, hasn't mentioned how things have gotten so high at the store. We are about to have yet another price hike. Even though Keefe Company is under contract and are only supposed to raise prices at the start of the fiscal...
Just in time – by G.V.
"I have scaly skin lesions on my face for over a year, and could not talk my "provider" into a dermatology referral. As luck would have it, a real MD walked by as I was in my wheelchair and I asked him to tale a look at my face. He said it looks like cancer, I'll...
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