Promotions for abusive guards; medical neglect for prisoners

Sorry that I haven’t written in a while. But I’ve been sick with a severe bout of sciatic nerve pain. Talking about pain, it’s very very painful!

Well, I’m writing y’all this letter to let y’all know what’s been happening here at the McConnell Unit.

First of all, to get the proper treatment for this sciatic nerve pain it took, of course, the involvement of my family. Because even though I had been to the hospital and I’d been prescribed some medications by a medical doctor, a P.A. was refusing to give me or prescribe me the medications. Why? Because she felt that I didn’t need them. And this is because I could barely walk. Even with the crutches I had a lot of trouble walking. But once my family started to call things started to change.

It’s so sad that in order to get treated properly we prisoners have to bother family members to call the unit and demand that we’re given the required medical attention. Taxes that they pay so that we inmates do get that required medical attention when it comes that we need it. They sure are very quick in collecting the $100.00 co-payment when it comes to collecting it, but when it comes to treating the inmates we all go through hell getting the proper medical attention. It is how the injustice system works all around the United $tates.

Another thing is that about 2 or 3 months ago I filed a grievance and a Citizen’s Complaint (through a family member) against a Lt. (Guevarra) for cussing at me. He went as far as to tell me that for me to remember I’m just a fucking number and nothing more. You won’t believe what happened? What his punishment was? He was promoted from Lt. to Capt!