Tulare County Jail

Medications

Interview with Jen


JM: Did you always have access to necessary medications?
Jen: No medical attention is a need for the facility. There are plenty of people that need to have medical attention. They will take you to the nearest hospital for emergencies: seizures, asthma attacks or other illnesses. However, with my inhaler I was allowed to keep it with me.

JM: How did you get your medications?
Jen: In other situations, such as seizure meds or insulin shots were given on a daily schedule to meet the needs of those who had to have the meds.

JM: What types of punishments were incurred for abuse of drugs?
Jen: The county would add new charges for the offense, and at the time of being caught you are taken to another place in the jail; not sure where I never had it happen. What I do know is that a girl who smuggled in contraband was removed from the General population, and we never seen her again. She brought in weed and tobacco. New charges were added to her original charges and her steps for good behavior was taken away.