Posted on 02/24/2015 7:54:55 AM PST by redreno
One pill. I lost my son over one pill.
On the first Saturday in January this year, my son arrived at the Allegheny County Jail in Pennsylvania. On Monday – not long after midnight – he was declared dead by Mercy Hospital. If the guards and the Corizon staff (a for-profit correctional healthcare company) at the hospital had been willing to provide him with the medicine that he needed to stay alive, he would not have died.
You see, my son had seizures. The last major seizure he had was so bad that he bit off a piece of his own tongue. It scared him, and he took his medicine religiously, twice a day. He knew when a seizure was coming, and it took a few hours for it to come on. So when he was locked up, the Corizon staff listed the medications he needed to take, and when he needed to take them, on the intake form provided to jail authorities.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Courts are not in session on Saturday and Sunday and one can be required to appear there.
I think maybe you should re-read your comments.
I read the article.
If what is written is in fact true, it is sad.
However, the author herself states that she has been given no information regarding this matter and there is no statement in this article from a doctor or a representative of the company who is accused of “killing” this man.
She is simply stating a wild accusation with no facts or evidence.
It is shameful of the Gaurdian to put this on their site, as written.
proper care,absolutely, has to be taken for the prisoners...however, the state is not in the babysitting business....sh** happens and you must be very careful in blaming the authorities...and it had nothing to do with the for profit company...
In short designate someone to keep track of you and your meds if you should be put in a position where you cannot look after yourself.
The type of crime and it’s seriousness usually determines if they bond out or go to the county jail. I don’t know what happened in this case but I’ve been assaulted by someone having a seizure. I didn’t know he was having a seizure until he was restrained. You deal with all kinds of sick and crazy people in prison. It’s not always easy to know what you’re dealing with. I don’t know what happened in this situation but I won’t pass judgment without more facts.
Kind of hung up on that aren't you??
You have a far better chance of getting killed on your way to jail in a traffic mishap than you do in jail....does it ever happen, of course it does, people die in church at Sunday services
get over it....you are a hell of a lot safer in jail than in MANY big city "hoods"...
Actually, they are EXTREMELY rare....pay attention
One of the worst offenders, IMO, was The Mentalist. Loved the show, but protocol? Hah.
It’s obviously a fact that can happen ... ummm, I mean it did happen! ... :-) ...
Here in Maryland, cops tased and suffocated a Down Syndrome young man who could not understand he had to leave the theater after the movie ended. They did this in front of his caregiver.
We'll soon get a full report from Teresa Guidice, Jesse Jackson's son and Reverend Wright's daughter.
Why?
After the VA tried to kill me through incompetence and third-world hygienic practices, I avoid them and never will go to them again. Ever. Tri-Care for me and VA can go pound sand.
I would prefer that my husband would let me get him private health care but he won't, so....... Just passing on info that might be of help to someone. He's a disabled Vietnam combat vet with all the paperwork to prove it. He's right, they owe him, I just hope they don't kill him.
Prayers for him. . .and I hope he listens to you.
See http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3260497/posts?page=24#24 for ‘typical’ VA ‘care’ that almost killed me.
“Actually, they are EXTREMELY rare....pay attention”
We’ve actually had one person die in jail custody from a medical condition and two commit suicide in recent years...all within 24 hours of being in-processed. And I already wrote about the poor guy who got tased while having a stroke. All in my little ole’ community.
I’m sure on a percentage basis these instances would be shown to be ‘rare’ - but for the most part they are completely unnecessary.
I expect a lot from cops. They have been bestowed with a lot of power, to include the ability to detain people and use deadly force. And when wielding that power, incidents like this should be almost unheard of.
Many if not most jails and prisons have adopted policies that block ready access to health care and medications. This is because of not just cost considerations but because a false demand for medical service is a common way for inmates to abuse and frustrate their jailers. In concept, there could be a policy of punishing only those who abuse the system, but in practice, every exercise of discretion provides a potential basis for expensive individualized hearings and for court litigation. Perversely, decades of liberal court decisions on the rights of inmates have in this and other respects made jails and prisons harsher and more dangerous places for inmates.
He was arrested for selling football tickets without a license, you jerk.
20 years ago my mother was arrested for a forgotten parking ticket. Did she deserve to die during the 36 hours that she was in jail, too?
People do not get arrested for a single parking ticket. I know you aren't telling the truth.
Oh dear! I know, I know. He’s had good care as far as I know, but not being a doctor or nurse you wonder, could they be doing something more? But he’s a stubborn old man.
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