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Posted by oracle on December 4, 2002, at 0:48:00
me take my meds. Fri-Monday, all of this to pay $200 of traffic tickets. I had my meds, just filled from the Rx and it took forever to
get to see the nurse and she never got back to
me. I went thru an Effexor crash in a small holding call with 7 other guys, no blanket for a day and was never let out. Did I mention I had
GI flu for 2 days ?Who should I call about this ? ACLU ? I cannot afford to retain councel. There is a grevince process at the jail I have started.
I was given the option of saying I was sucidal
which would of gotten me in the rubber room, nude, with no phone or tolet. But still I would get no pills.
Posted by NikkiT2 on December 4, 2002, at 8:09:53
In reply to I was in jail this weekend and they would not let , posted by oracle on December 4, 2002, at 0:48:00
Bloody hell.. that is UTTERLY appalling.. I am disgusted at theiur treatment of you...
Do you have an advice place you cna use for where to go now.. You must NOT let them get away with this... I know in the UK we have Citizens Advice Bureau...
Write to your local press and make sure people know about it...You did not deserve this kind of awful treatement,...
*hugs*
Nikki x
Posted by Ted on December 4, 2002, at 12:26:40
In reply to I was in jail this weekend and they would not let , posted by oracle on December 4, 2002, at 0:48:00
That is my greatest fear -- being held and unable to have my meds, especially when I have them with me. It is especially frightening when I travel to foreign countries and more so when I don't speak the language and cannot communicate effectively.
You definitely need to contact a legal advice organization for help. I don't think the ACLU is the answer.
Ted
Posted by judy1 on December 4, 2002, at 23:22:06
In reply to I was in jail this weekend and they would not let , posted by oracle on December 4, 2002, at 0:48:00
What a horrible thing to happen. Look in your phone book for your local Legal Aid group- they work on a sliding scale and will help you. The psychiatric patient in the jail system is almost always treated badly, I'm very sorry this happened. I hope you're starting to feel better? take care, judy
Posted by oracle on December 5, 2002, at 2:01:45
In reply to Re: I was in jail this weekend and they would not let » oracle, posted by judy1 on December 4, 2002, at 23:22:06
I hope you're starting to feel better? take care, judy
Thanks so much. Yesterday I was happy, today I am mad. To make this situation worse, I am gay, and the most likely person to get beatup or killed in jail is a gay person. The general recomendation
is to tell them you are gay so they can seperate you from the general population. However, a friend who went thru this indicated the gay section was even worse, many had AIDS and he was almost raped. Nice. So I said nothing. They go to put me in the cell and this dude from work is in there (he has never said boo to me at work, I don;t even know his name) and says "Hi, Oracle".
Seems he was very drunk and offering the men
sex. They were NOT happy about this. The guards got him out, quickly. I was forced use words like "fag" and "faggot" all weekend just to be safe. All this after 20 years for being out.
All this on top of Effexor w/d. 4 days of hell
for ~ $240 worth of traffic tickets !I have done advocatacy for the mentally ill and disabled for years, so I have some contacts in town. I contacted leagal aid today. Also am trying to contact the lawyer who is repersenting
several inmates that where put through "congative restructuring" for behavior problems, despite serious mental illness for which they received no treatment. "Congative restructuring" means solitary confinement for 24 hrs a day for long periods. Nice, eh ?I am starting to feel this is going to be a big deal to get over. I alway land on top and survive
but this one cut closer to my core than I expected. I am going on Atavin for a week or 2
so I don't fall apart. Work has been very supportive. I am now "out of the closet"
about my mental illenss at work, cause I
e-mailed everyone about my ordeal. I did not want idle speculation going on. I think it was a good call. Lots of support.It is possible to cut me to the core on some things, but never about being gay. This weekend I
to cut myself on this issue, and it hurts.
Posted by judy1 on December 5, 2002, at 11:34:22
In reply to Re: I was in jail this weekend and they would not let, posted by oracle on December 5, 2002, at 2:01:45
I am REALLY impressed with your pro-active stance, you are certainly a very strong person (although it probably doesn't feel that way right now). Do what you need to do to stay safe, if this interferes with that then remember you come first. Please post on your progress and take care- judy
Posted by kamikazi_ladybug on December 5, 2002, at 15:46:11
In reply to I was in jail this weekend and they would not let , posted by oracle on December 4, 2002, at 0:48:00
but wanted to tell you I admire how courageous and strong you are. As Judy1 said please keep the board updated on how things go.
Good luck to you.
KL
Posted by oracle on December 5, 2002, at 16:02:33
In reply to Oracle, I can't offer any advice.., posted by kamikazi_ladybug on December 5, 2002, at 15:46:11
I am better today, I was just really tired last night and everything finally hit me. I could not let myself feel alot of stuff in jail and just after while I was in court, so it hit me big time.
Looking forward to the weekend, may go out of town or just sleep and lay low. I really missed my kitty it is great to have my lap cat back !O
Posted by medlib on December 5, 2002, at 17:28:07
In reply to Re: Oracle, I can't offer any advice.., posted by oracle on December 5, 2002, at 16:02:33
Hi oracle--
I posted a brief note to you on the Faith board. Hope your weekend is a restful one--Heaven knows, you're overdue. :)
medlib
Posted by Dinah on December 6, 2002, at 9:14:12
In reply to I was in jail this weekend and they would not let , posted by oracle on December 4, 2002, at 0:48:00
I'm sorry you had to experience that, Oracle. Do they deny antipsychotics, insulin, and heart medications too? You would think it would be easy enough for them to keep an illustrated prescription drug guide on hand to make sure no one was trying to pull anything over on them. I do hope you do what you can through the courts to get them to change that policy.
I am also very sorry for what you had to do to stay safe while you were there. That sort of thing bruises the psyche. But you sound strong enough to recover.
Best wishes to you.
Dinah
Posted by oracle on December 6, 2002, at 14:52:23
In reply to Re: FYI. » oracle, posted by medlib on December 5, 2002, at 17:28:07
> Hi oracle--
>
> I posted a brief note to you on the Faith board. Hope your weekend is a restful one--Heaven knows, you're overdue. :)
>
> medlibThanks !
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