{"id":44013,"date":"2019-07-26T12:25:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T16:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=44013"},"modified":"2019-07-26T12:26:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T16:26:06","slug":"possible-cases-of-hepatitis-c-and-mirsa-inside-the-jail-in-lee-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2019\/07\/possible-cases-of-hepatitis-c-and-mirsa-inside-the-jail-in-lee-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible cases of Hepatitis C and MIRSA inside the jail in Lee County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lee-County-Sheriff-Carmine-Marceno-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44014\" width=\"327\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lee-County-Sheriff-Carmine-Marceno-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lee-County-Sheriff-Carmine-Marceno-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lee-County-Sheriff-Carmine-Marceno-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lee-County-Sheriff-Carmine-Marceno.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno refuses to talk about the\nHepatitis C and MIRSA cases inside his own core jail center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inmates come in with Hepatitis C and MIRSA and they are placed in the general population, why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hepatitis C and MIRSA are 100% contagious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Lee County Sheriff puts out a video about the \u201cso-called good things\u201d about Core center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VHSfkHnuDiI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Per records, all inmates have been tested Tuberculosis. But not tested for Hepatitis C, MIRSA or any STD. Why? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inmates share toilets, showers and some have to sleep on the floors. Some inmate workers handle food and clothing. Remember Hepatitis C and MIRSA is 100% contagious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One former inmate stated that he has Hepatitis C and the Core allowed him to become an inmate worker and hand out food trays during feeding times in dorms 9 and 10 for months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How about the Lee County Sherriff employees within the jail system? Are they possibility affected too? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Doctors and the Nurse PA\u2019s refusal to listen to inmates\u2019 complaints about this issue and they go on every day. The Doctors and the Nurse PA\u2019s and Nurses are all contract employees do not work for the jail; they work for a third party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the state was already mandated by the court to treat inmates in prisons (not county jails) with Hepatitis C, the ruling by U.S. District Judge Mark Walker expanded the number of inmates who will receive care because it includes those who are at the early stages of the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The order will affect roughly 20,000 to 40,000 prisoners,\naccording to the Florida Justice Institute, which sued the state in 2017 after\ninmates said they had been denied proper hepatitis C treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a result of this order, thousands of people will be treated for hepatitis C and will no longer be at risk for cancer, liver disease, and premature death,\u201d said Dante P. Trevisani, executive director of the Florida Justice Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ruling only affects prisons in Florida, not county jails such as the Core Center in Lee County. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno refuses to talk about the Hepatitis C and MIRSA cases inside his own core jail center. 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