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Humans should NOT have to BEG JAIL STAFF, JAILERS AND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS to treat them HUMANELY. The following story highlights what one person at Warren County Jail, in Bowling Green, Kentucky has had to endure. Thank you for reading!
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SUMMARY:
The following case will be a 3 PART SERIES. There is just too much information to include it all in one post. This is a case of a man that fell sick 2022, while being held at the Warren County Regional Jail in Bowling Green, KY. His complaints for needing medical attention were continually ignored. His condition worsened over a period of about 2 months, and he was finally taken to an outside health facility but not until he was found nearly unresponsive. At the health facility he coded blue for 30 seconds, and was revived.
Prior to this happening, he and his family had contacted the Warren County Jail and the Kentucky Department of Corrections, in an attempt to obtain proper medical treatment and to expedite his transferral from WCRJ to another jail. He filed a lawsuit against the Jailer Steve Harmon, Southern Health Partners and the City. It was denied once and he appealed the courts decision. This appeal was also denied for legal technicalities. This appears to be the norm, as most inmates are forced to represent themselves and do not always present their cases properly.
As far as I know, this man was transferred eventually and still has 1 year to serve.
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***(The following letter was written by this male inmate, while still at WCRJ and written to: "Honorable Commissioner Cookie Crews.")
June 27, 2022
Dear Honorable Cookie Crews,
Hello first off I want to start off by saying that I hope this letter finds you in the best of health and most highest of all spirits. My name is ****** and I am currently housed at the Warren County Regional Jail.
I am writing this letter in regards to getting transferred to a State Medical Facility. The Jailer here MR. STEPHEN HARMON submitted a Medical Priority transfer in my favor on June 2nd 2022 Due to me being hospitalized 3 times this month.
1st time two weeks, 2nd 4 days, 3rd 3 days. The reason for the hospitalizations was due to the MEDICAL STAFF here letting a common cold develop into DOUBLE PHENUMONIA in both lungs, in turn I also developed a PARA CARDIAL ENFUSION and MYOCARDITIS of my heart.
I had to have a THORENTISIS done to drain 650 Mc of fluid of my left lung where I CODE BLUED for 29 seconds at the Medical Center here in Bowling Green.
***With all this said will you please see what you can do to speed up the transfer BEFORE I DIE HERE.
I also have a lawsuit filed on the Medical Dept here so I feel that it is somewhat of a conflict of interest. I'm a D-3 with a 20 yr sentence. All I'm asking for is to get somewhere where I can get PROPER MEDICAL ATTENTION. Thank you for your time and consideration on this matter.
Respectfully Submitted,
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RESPONSE:
***(From Harley Allen, Jail Services Specialist, Division of Local Facilities, KY-DOC)
AUGUST 4, 2022
Your letter regarding your concern at the WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL was forwarded to this office for review and response.
While the DIVISION OF LOCAL FACILITIES does not oversee the MEDICAL REQUEST PROCESS, it is our understanding that JAILER HARMON request has been approve and you move to ******** is currently pending available bed space.
***This office has no estimation of when bed space will be available and has no further resolution to offer you regarding this issue.
Sincerely, Harley Allen
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CONCLUSION:
As you have read, this man was pleading for his life! He had already spent weeks in the hospital and yet the MEDICAL STAFF at WCRJ at the time had, according to him 'ignored his medical needs.'
When he wrote to the KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, he was told:
- "This office has NO ESTIMATION of WHEN bed space will be available and has NO FURTHER RESOLUTION TO OFFER YOU regarding this issue."
So, basically the DOC was wiping their hands clean of this situation. I wonder if the fact that this man mentioned a lawsuit, had anything to do with the response given? YOU BE THE JUDGE!
Part 2 will be posted tomorrow . . . Did the family of this inmate attempt to contact him, WCRJ or KY-DOC? We will find out!
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