On January 24, 2019, my mother Khynesha Grant aka Kynesha Moore died while being incarcerated at Cambridge Springs Prison. She died as a result of neglect.

Over two years my mother complained of migraines and headaches. So much so that she begun to faint because of it. She tried asking for MRIs and CT scans a numerous of times and yet she had none performed on her. Instead in 2018 she was injected with Topamax behind her ear. The medication did not work because she still suffered the same pain.

In December of 2018, we got a disturbing call from a few other inmates stating that my mother had fainted but this time she had no signs of breath. In which we made several calls to the prison and its medical center to see what was going on with my mother. They tried to ensure us that she was taken care of and fine, but we questioned them because when we asked if she was stable they said yes and if she’d had a CT scan yet they said no and gave us no reason behind that.

We spoke to her that day when she gained consciousness and she seemed to sound a little distressed. She let us know that she had to face consequences dues to the other inmates calling us and telling us about the whole situation. She said they’re revoking my phone calls until whenever they feel like it.

We didn’t speak to her until January 17,2019 . Then a week later she was found fatally unresponsive. Once we got to the hospital where she was brain dead with no signs of life but her heart beat. Doctors tried all the tests to see if she would react but nothing, she was brain dead and organs were shutting down.

She’d been to two hospital within two days in which we were lied to about her transportation to the second hospital. We were told that she was air lifted to the second hospital yet that hospital told us she was driven for 4 hours there in an ambulance.

My mother did not deserve this, she was only 34 for God sake. She left behind 3 children, a younger sister, and her parents. And we are all suffering and want justice for her. There needs to be a change in the prison system, prisoners are dying and being neglected, and their rights are being revoked constantly.

Do you believe that’s right? Prisons shouldn’t be an automatic death sentence unless a judge rules so, please help me and my family get justice for my mother and other inmates that died or are currently being mistreated while incarcerated. For any questions or concerns you may have my email is bahmesha@gmail.com.