Sherry Jackson Neglected in Prison; Nearly Dies!

    Editor - taxhonestynews.com

    December 5, 2009

    With her permission, Sherry Jackson's husband has released a letter Sherry wrote to her Representative in the U.S. House.  As you'll read below, the prison guards either neglected her or ignored her completely.  At one point, she was snapped at for seeking medical care without an escort!  Here's her letter as well as contact info for certain prison officials.

Hi Friends and Family,
 
 Please, pray for my wife, Sherry Peel Jackson. She's still having challenges
while she's incarcerated. Thank you, in advance, for your prayers and
encouragemenet. Here's a letter from Sherry to our Congressman, concerning her
current situation.
 
 God bless you.
 In Christ, Colin
 
 Dear Congressman Johnson
 http://hankjohnson.house.gov/
 
 Washington, DC Office
 1133 Longworth HOB 
 Washington, D.C. 20515 
 Phone: (202) 225-1605 
 Fax: (202) 226-0691
 
 
 Tucker Office
 3469 Lawrenceville Highway, Suite 205 
 Tucker , GA 30084 
 Phone: (770) 939-2016 
 Fax : (770) 939-3753
 
  I am Sherry Peel Jackson, your former CPA. I am writing you because I am
concerned about my health and my life. Prior to becoming a political prisoner I
was the picture of health. 
 
 In late June, 2009 I started experiencing a rapid heart beat on an irregular
basis. Since this had happened infrequently in the past I did not think much of
it. However, in Mid July it started happening on a regular basis and I became
concerned. I went to the medical staff twice in Mid July only to be given a
one-minute EKG test and powerful meds without proper diagnosis. I did not take
them because I had not been seen by a specialist. 
 
 One week later, on July 21 at 12:45am I left the dorm in flip flops to go tell the
officers that I was having a heart attack. The officers on duty called the
ambulance and the ambulance checked my heart on their portable EKG machine. It
was beating at 150 beats per minute. They took me to Leesberg (spelling) hospital
where I remained until Friday, July 24th at 11:30pm. During the hospital stay it
was determined that my heart was healthy but my thyroid was producing too much
hormone, thus speeding up my heart. 
 
 This is called hyperthyroidism or Graves disease. I was given two medications by
the hospital - Methimazole, which is an anti-thyroid agent used to reduce the
amount of thyroid hormone produced by the body and Metoprolol, which is a beta
blocker used to slow the heart. The hospital doctor told me that in four weeks
(approximately August 21) the prison medical unit was to do blood tests to
determine how the thyroid medication was affecting my body. 
 
 The blood test was taken in late August and I was told that I would be placed on
the appointment schedule to come over and review the results. I was never called.
 I went over in early September and inquired of Dr. DeLeon as to how to get blood
test results. He told me to put in a request to staff, so I did that on September
15th. It simply asked to see the results of the tests. 
 
 Sometime after September 23rd I received a response in writing, from Ms. Marich,
that stated that I could either make a sick call (come over early in the morning
wait in line and fill out forms) or come to Open House to see the results. Open
house is held only on Thursdays from 3:00pm to 3:30pm. I went to Open House
Thursday September 30th and was told by Ms. Marich that she could not find the
results! I watched her look through and around several piles of folders in her
office but at no time did she look on a computer for them. She told me to check
back later. 
 
 On Wednesday October 28th I passed out around 4pm and was taken to medical and
cleared. On Friday October 30th my lips started turning black as if I had been a
lifelong smoker. By Sunday November 1st my lips were fully black. 
 
 My boss, the Chaplain, called medical and a male nurse was sent over from the
medium security men's prison on this complex (there are two maximum security, one
medium security and one low security men's prisons on this complex with the
women's camp). He took my blood pressure and oxygen and said there was nothing
else he could do. He told me to go to sick call Monday morning, which I did. I
showed Mr. Coucho my lips and told him that something was wrong with my blood, I
could tell. (I am leaving out gross details here). He said I would be put on the
schedule. 
> 
> However, the very next day, Tuesday morning, November 3rd, I found blood in my
stool and rushed over to medical because I am smart enough to know that this is a
major problem. I was chewed out for coming over to medical without a staff member
telling me to come. I told Charlie, the female nurse and Mr. Coucho the PA that I
was in the hospital in July, never got the blood work results and something was
terribly wrong. I was 46 years old and I know my body! I finally convinced them
that I was not playing and was not stupid, so they 'treated' me with a packet for
a stool sample test. 

 Mr. Coucho looked on the computer for the blood test results from August and found
them there! The blood test showed a problem with the thyroid way back then! He
said I would be put on the schedule for new blood work later that week because
these results were too old. He had a short conversation with Dr. DeLeon in
Spanish and then said the thyroid count was off. This was November 3rd. I
administered the stool tests and returned them to Nurse Charlie on Friday November
6th.
 
 Today is November 26th, Thanksgiving. I have not received the results of the
stool test. I have not been given any new blood test. My neck is swelling up
like a blow fish and I am having trouble talking. I have been feeling very ill
for the last two weeks.

 Congressman, I don't want them to kill me in here. As you well know, I am being
punished for exposing government fraud. However, millions of people don't file
tax returns and I was just used as an example by the DOJ for their new program
called the Tax Defiers Initiative. 
> 
> I have a wonderful husband and two beautiful children. I have already spent 21
months in prison for a non crime, and I refuse to come out dead or maimed for
life. I have not caused these people any problems. This is no threat but just
for your information. I also wrote the warden today. Things can't go on this way
as I languish in here for someone's political gain. God doesn't like ugly and He
is the ultimate judge and vindicator. 
 
 Sherry Peel Jackson 59085-019
 FCI COLEMAN MEDIUM
 FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
 P.O. BOX 1032
 COLEMAN, FL 33521

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