Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Dakota News Now) – A new class action lawsuit points to a 2012 court order written to allow people in prison to receive prescriptions. The order also states that anyone changing medication has certain qualifications.
One inmate’s wife and attorney both claim the inmate is facing a significant prescription hold.
Alex is grateful to her husband and has plans for the future. But for now he lives in prison. She gave the interview without revealing her identity for fear of reprisal.Alex said her husband did not receive her prescriptions, some of which she believes are saving her life. I’m here.
he is my best friend We talked about having a porch,” said Alex. He hasn’t received the drug since February. ”
Prison officials say the same thing is happening at Mike Durphy State Penitentiary in Springfield. These same claims have led to a class action lawsuit just filed regarding Pierre’s Women’s Prison.
Attorney Jim Leach has evidence that the inmates brought prescriptions and letters from the Mayo Clinic and Sanford.
“She actually put the drugs in a prescription drug bottle and took them to prison, who immediately shut many of them off without explanation,” Leach explained.
She reports that some prescriptions have been started and some are being tapered, but the DOC refuses to tell her which prescriptions she has and have not been given. increase.
This practice appears to be in direct violation of a lawsuit from over a decade ago.
“According to all the evidence I have, they were doing exactly what they promised and were ordered to no longer do so in 2012. is.
His client, who has multiple sclerosis, doesn’t seem to be a problem.
“From all I can see, the prison has nothing against my clients,” Leach said. “That’s how they do business every day.”
Meanwhile, Alex defends her husband and others in prison. Alex doesn’t believe her prison sentence will include withholding life-saving prescriptions.
he is spending his time Others are having their own time,” said Alex.
“They still have the right to be treated with human dignity as human beings,” Leach said. “One of their basic rights is that if they are put in prison and a doctor prescribes them, they are allowed to keep taking them.”
We asked the DOC for a statement or an interview regarding the lawsuit. We also asked who has the ultimate authority to change drugs in state prisons. We look forward to hearing from you.
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