Comments on: Lawsuit Settled Over Florida Inmate Health Care

By: James Rogers

James Rogers — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:04:21 +0000

I am part of the class action suit I was wondering if it is final and when I could receive my check

By: Kenneth Lopez

Kenneth Lopez — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 01:23:15 +0000

I was released from E.C.I department of Corrections this past May 14th 2017 with a hernia ten years old and DOC never fix it..
The Florida Justice Institute use me for the class action to bring defendants Corizon but they didn’t pay me for damages

By: Scott harvey

Scott harvey — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 21:49:58 +0000

Arrived with double hernia entered on records at In take recommend for surgery when arrive at unit never happened hernias on both sides and made to work outside and inside of the prison on April first 2015 I was in medical all day released then went into distress and declared medical emergency was told from Sargent on duty to get away from him he was eating rushed to lake city hospital for MRI and ultra-sound then on to Jacksonville for life saving surgery

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:12:27 +0000

REGARDING:
“Hernias can become life-threatening if they become strangulated or incarcerated.”

Or they may not.
Location, location, location.

David for truth

By: So True

So True — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 13:19:43 +0000

I agree with all cause I have had hernia surgery for one that almost cost me my life. It was so bad that it twisted my intestines in a knot and had to remove a foot of the dead intestine.But then again I’m living with one hernia everyday cause it’s not to the point that it needs to be removed. So I agree it is about what is medically necessary. That’s my opinion. No body should be denied medical assistance. Except Death Row Inmates they should suffer everyday!!!

By: Jcellops

Jcellops — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 01:26:00 +0000

Hernias can become life-threatening if they become strangulated or incarcerated.

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 21:18:16 +0000

I also had inmates admit that they did a crime just because they needed Medical Care they couldn’t get on the streets. Like a major surgery or if they had HIV. Or even the family say Grandpa didn’t really touch that child, which was a family member. Grandpa just needed 24/7 Medical Care and we couldn’t afford it. I may not have believed one story like this, but in 3 years I heard to many to count. It makes you wonder.

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 21:11:13 +0000

I worked in Corrections for 10 years and I Never thought for one minute that inmates didn’t get the BEST Medical Care available at that time. The new Private Prisons on the other hand are not really that good for any care. Private Prison is a law suit waiting to happen. I wonder where these inmates were housed. I worked over 3 years of my 10 years with the Department as Security in outside hospital. I wittiness nothing but the Best Medical Care for inmates in outside Hospital. The State of Florida doesn’t do surgery in prison hospital.

By: Really

Really — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:14:34 +0000

Inmates go to medical they pay $5 glasses they pay $5 dental $5, if they need dentures all they pay is $5, and we pay thousands

By: Puddin

Puddin — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 15:39:31 +0000

Since hernias are not normally life threatening, and can usually wait, I have a hard time accepting that such a large number of inmates were affected negatively by this. Perhaps medical treatment while in jail/prison should be held to “life saving” only. Since this money will come from (I assume) tax payers, wasteful spending on non-urgent cases seems wrong.