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ODOC could release inmates from prison to keep them safe from COVID-19. |
ODOC transferred inmates they knew to be positive to other facilities where those inmates were housed with non-positive inmates. |
ODOC has started price-gouging inmates for medicine. |
ODOC is running out of medicine. |
ODOC staff are forced to use their annual leave to take time off for COVID-19-related matters. |
I heard inmates are not being given appropriate amounts of water. |
ODOC will not let family members know the status of their loved ones’ health conditions or even whether they are COVID-19 positive. Fact: Federal HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) law prohibits ODOC from sharing an inmate’s personal health information unless ODOC has a valid waiver listing the requestor as authorized to receive the information. ODOC recently provided all inmates a new HIPAA release form, updating with whom staff can share personal health information. |
Inmates are not allowed to contact families, and they do not have enough time to use the phones. |
The governor should declare a state of emergency at Dr. Eddie Warrior Correctional Center. |
Medical care for inmates isn't free. |
I heard ODOC’s website report of testing results is inconsistent and not up-to-date. |
Inmates aren’t getting full meals anymore. |
Inmates at Dr. Eddie Warrior Correctional Center (EWCC) aren’t being fed, or they aren’t getting fed until nine o’clock at night. |
EWCC has housed more than 500 women in the gymnasium. |
EWCC allowed COVID-19 positive inmates back into the population after only two or three days. |
EWCC did not allow COVID-19 positive inmates access to showers,
medical care, outside recreation time, food, prescription drugs, or
bathrooms. |
EWCC placed COVID-19 positive inmates in buildings without air conditioning. |
In August, EWCC inmates were moved from their bunks in the middle of the night. |
ODOC is intermingling COVID-19 negative and positive inmates. |
Inmates are dying of COVID-19 in prison. |
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Nov 25, 2020