From: ron.sam{please-remove}@cox.net   
      
   There are some medications that are deemed too expensive or too questionable   
   in terms of their success at treating problems for the State to administer   
   to inmates.   
      
   In AZ, inmates may not purchase their own medications that fall under this   
   category - but that does not mean other States do not allow it.  I would   
   recommend you contact the facility where your friend is housed and ask to   
   speak to one of the facility administrators.   
      
   You should be able to get a straight answer from them - even if they won't   
   discuss an inmate's medical particulars, they will give you a   
   straightforward 'yes' or 'no' to the question:   
   Is it possible for an inmate to purchase medication not on the approved   
   State prescription list if the Doctor there at her facility prescribes it?"   
      
   My guess is she's taking you on a ride, but another poster here, Nadacomin,   
   may be able to give you some answers specific to MI.   
      
   Good luck.  And keep your hand on your wallet.   
      
   "Neiswinger"  wrote in message   
   news:20031102180426.21394.00000085@mb-m15.aol.com...   
   > I have a female friend who is an inmate at the Western Wayne C.F. in   
   Detroit,   
   > Michigan.  She has told me that due to some stomach pain she was having,   
   they   
   > performed an endoscopic examination on her and found some serious   
   problems.   
   > She went on to say that the pain medication she needed was not on the   
   prison's   
   > approved vendor list so if she got it then they'd have to take the money   
   to pay   
   > for it directly out of her account.  She has asked me if I'll put extra   
   money   
   > in her account to pay for this medicine.   
   > Does this sound right?  It sounds fishy to me.   
   > DN   
   > Detroit   
      
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