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Originally Posted by RichardeL
Good evening,
I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for my question, but if not, I'm sure someone will tell me where to go! Our grand-daughter has been arrested and jailed for a "probation violation". She is a divorced mother with a four year old son. She was arrested a few days ago, but will not go before a judge for another hearing until the 26th. of this month. She just had gall bladder surgery and also had a stomach by-pass procedure a couple of years ago. She is on medication for blood pressure and a heart condition among other things. The judge and her public defender ordered that she be given her medications as required. They refuse to do so saying they are too busy. They give her Prozact instead. She is a "basket case! We don't think she will survive! She has been crying constantly night and day since she was first arrested. She also had been following the conditions of her probation and paying the amount the court originally determined, and was to begin school this Monday, the 18th. Now she has lost her job and can not begin school. She had planned to be a nurse.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
RichardeL
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Have either your or her public defender determined who appears to have replaced her medication or signed the order for the Prozac? I believe your daughter's regular physicians should be contacted
immediately. Regardless of whether she's taking her regular prescriptions as required, her physician should be notified that someone has added to her chemical prescriptions .. the combination of (prescription) drugs still in her system
must be taken into consideration. Her primary care physician must be made aware of the new changes and it's possible that his/her professional input may help lend some weight to your situation. If that physician is willing to help, (and I doubt few would refuse) personally I would persist in getting someone's attention there. If the public defender can't get the legal system's attention, there are no laws prohibiting you as a private citizen from contacting either the acting head of the facility where she's currently been detained or your city's prosecuting attorney (for examples) and
demanding (if you have to) that the judge's order be carried out.
Understand this is not legal advice here, merely a suggestion. Were I in the same situation, I wouldn't stop "pestering" until I knew for certain my child or grandchild's health was assured, regardless of his/her physical location. (Quite honestly, I'm surprised anyone remotely associated with the legal profession would allow this to happen. At the very least, the word "negligence" comes to mind here. Accepting your post at face value, of course.)
You may find more helpful legal answers by posting your case directly to
www.legalmatch.com. Unfortunately, for the moment, there don't appear to be any licensed attorneys responding on this particular forum .. hopefully that will change soon. In the meantime, I can only suggest you consider some of the options I've mentioned.
Good luck to you. Your grand-daughter's very lucky in my opinion to have such obvious family devotion. (I'll forward additional suggestions via private message above to save time/space on this forum.)