Occupy Oaklander speaks about her experiences in Santa Rita

2.1.12

some nasty nuggets from my 4 day jail experience: we were called "occupy bitches" by a sheriff. 2 of our cellmates, (not occupiers) had medical emergencies. one had a seizure from methodone withdrawal and the other was having diabetic issues. she was supposed to have insulin 4-6 times a day depending on what she ate. she asked for insulin repeatedly throughout the day and by 5pm, the left side of her face started to go numb and her skin looked grey and she was about to pass out. both times we were yelling for a nurse/medic and sheriffs took forever to come. they didn't care if these women died on the floor with us. then i was told that i "need to shave" by an aggro sheriff. i guess my naturally hairy legs would have instigated a riot or something. when another cellmate asked for her anxiety meds she was told she would have to stay in jail longer if she got them. WTF?! then right before we were released they told us we had to submit a dna sample. we are innocent and we still have to give them our cheek cells? if we refused they told us we would have to stay in jail even longer :(