Renee – Only a teenager, she received
a 60-year sentence. Sixteen years later, Renee is writing from Perryville
prison in Goodyear, Arizona, providing a rare and unique insight into a women's prison.
Around
1pm, I was called back to Medical, where officer G gave me the story, “I have
to write the disciplinary ticket because if I don’t write you up I have to let
others off.”
I
just ignored him.
I
was weighed and had my blood pressure taken.
I waited, thoroughly frustrated.
Finally,
I entered the cramped doctor’s office.
“Well,
we have your MRI results. C1 vertebrae…”
He continued in medical jargon I couldn’t understand all the way down to
C7.
I
looked at him, “Can you give it to me in layman’s terms?”
The
doctor turned and looked me dead in the eyes, “Your neck is fucked up!”
My
jaw dropped. “Really. What’s wrong?”
“You
have bone spurs growing on your spine and two permeated disks. I need to send you for a surgery consult to
see what your options are, but for the pain you’re having down your arm and the
thinning of your nerves, I want to make sure there’s no nerve damage.”
I
signed a release form and again waited for another medical appointment.
The
next day the disciplinary officer came into work and gave me a verbal warning
for my ticket. Thank goodness there were
no sanctions.
Shaun
Attwood
3 comments:
Arpaio is being investigated by the feds!! :)
Angel
lets hope they take him down!
Hi Renee,
I hope that your medical issues are not too severe. Even if they are, I hope that you will have the determination to fight through them. I respect you for trying to better yourself in so many ways, even though you are imprisoned. Nobody can take away your self respect unless you allow them to. Sending good thoughts, hope, and prayers your way. Anxiously awaiting your next letter on Jon's Jail Journal.
- Azar
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