Reply #41: I believe this to be true [View All]

[dmr]

I briefly worked in one of Florida's Correctional Institutions. It was by far, the most distasteful of all of my career.

First: Prison officials, employees, and correction officers would joke and laugh at inmates who were brought into medical after a beating and rape. From my own observations, the only professionals who did not find the humor were the nurses.

How my fellow pharmacy colleagues could find anything humorous was beyond my comprehension.

Second: We dispensed an extraordinary amount of Vaseline. This item would have to be prescribed by the prison's physician. The rationale for this product was dry skin. However, these same inmates also had scripts for skin lotion.

My best day in that prison was the day I walked out. Just reading the original post and remembering those days leaves me shaking inside. Working those few weeks within the Correctional Institution is the only period in my 30+ pharmacy career that bring back terrible memories, and a horrible pit in my stomach.

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