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Misc Reading + Legal Info Help

Miscellaneous Help and Reading of Interest: Detention Victims Have Rights: Inmate Neglect and Abuse (cuthbertlaw.com) Lawyers For Inmates Rights & Prison Abuse Lawsuits (shouselaw.com) Prison Abuse Attorneys | Robins Kaplan LLP Law Firm Prison & Jail Inmate Abuse Lawyer for Injury, Neglect and Death Lawsuits (ifspb.com) Prison Abuse: Prison Guards Who Torture Inmates Can’t Be… Continue reading Misc Reading + Legal Info Help

TDCJ Hospital

KWTX – HomePage www.KWTX.com Vacant Marlin VA Facility To Become State Prison Hospital (May 29, 2007)?State Sen. Kip Averitt, R-McGregor, and US Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, held a news conference Tuesday in Marlin to announce that the shuttered Marlin Veterans Affairs facility will become a state prison hospital. Averitt secured $3.5 million for renovations… Continue reading TDCJ Hospital

VRSA form of MRSA

STAPH INFECTION is “NOT” SPIDER BITES, NOW “NEW” STRAIN We all know MRSA is running rampant in numerous county jails in Texas and especially in Dallas. This infection is also becoming resistant to the medications being used to treat the disease and now there is a new strain VRSA, which is Vancomycin Resistant Staph Aureus… Continue reading VRSA form of MRSA

Spider vs MRSA

Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 11:48 AM Subject: Fw: Brown Recluse Spider Bite This is very interesting info sent to me by Joe’s uncle. I know these spiders are bad but never knew any one who got bit that this was the way it turned out. Adios,Tara —– Original Message —– Take a look at… Continue reading Spider vs MRSA

Pregnant Behind Bars

Pregnant Behind Bars: The Prison Doula Project Published on RHRealityCheck.org (http://www.rhrealitycheck.org) Pregnant Behind Bars: The Prison Doula Project By Amie Newman Created Aug 2 2007 – 8:30am When I was six weeks pregnant with my first child, my husband and I took a tour of the birth center where I hoped to give birth. The… Continue reading Pregnant Behind Bars

Contagious MRSA

Jail’s contagious dispute As MRSA infections spread, so does legal mess. By Jan Hefler Inquirer Staff Writer At the Gloucester County Jail, Michael DiFelice requested a cell that would keep him away from more hardened criminals. The real estate appraiser, who was serving time for driving with his license suspended, got his wish. The price… Continue reading Contagious MRSA

Antibiotic

How We Can Help Stop Antibiotic Resistance Antibiotics are compounds that either: 1. kill bacteria directly (bacteriocidal) 2. hamper their ability to grow and reproduce (bacteriostatic) When you are fighting off a bacterial infection, your immune system can be overwhelmed by the invading bugs. Antibiotics are thrown into the fray to mount a defense against… Continue reading Antibiotic

Medical Standards for TDCJ

TDCJ Health Care Now Up To Standard – Critics Disagree Annual prison medical costs: $315 million. Damn, no wonder we can’t get a raise

New MRSA

WFMZ.com Web Only: Possible New Cases Of MRSA Surface At PrisonMatt Shelosky | WFMZ.com Reporter Posted: 8:52 pm EDT August 4, 2011 EASTON, Pa. — WEB ONLY — Northampton County Prison may not be out of the woods with MRSA just yet. After settling several lawsuits in the past year, Northampton County officials were again… Continue reading New MRSA