Sarah Clark This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. Female inmates claim cells are moldy, infested

   www.record-eagle.com/2005/feb/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 2/20/2005   Last Visited: 2/21/2005

   TRAVERSE CITY - Sarah Clark spent her sentence in Grand Traverse County's jail separated from her family, and, she said, plagued by pain due to medication mix-ups and health problems caused by unsanitary conditions. "It was one of the worst experiences of my life," Clark said of the 135 days she spent in jail last year after she pleaded guilty to felonious driving. "It is hard enough to know you have to be there, but no one should have to deal with those conditions," she said. Clark is among a group of former inmates and their families who've expressed concerns - and in some cases filed lawsuits - over jail health care practices and allegedly unsanitary conditions.
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   Clark, a student at Northwestern Michigan College, is on several medications - many for pain - because of a 2000 car crash that left her with a broken back and sternum. She alleged jail officials did not provide her medication on a regular basis or in the right dosages during her stay there. "(Medications) are supposed to be there at 8:30 a.m., but we had classes at 9," she said.
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   Clark also complained of bites on her legs from "bed bugs" that infested jail mattresses. She said jail personnel had female inmates clean off the mattresses with glass cleaner, which wasn't effective. "I told everybody I possibly could and filed grievances," she said. "I told every guard that came to the door ... they weren't surprised. "Eventually, I was put in isolation because I was complaining about the bugs so much. I was not happy." Clark also said black mold grew in the cell she shared with a handful of other female inmates. She said the mold was so bad it sickened her and the other inmates. When jail officials were notified, Clark said the inmates were given cleaning supplies and told to clean the mold themselves. "We were throwing-up sick," said Clark, who said she sent samples of bugs and mold to her mother while she was jailed.

2. 2. Project Management Institute(PMI) Newsletter

   www.daytonpmi.org/newsletter/0 - [Cached]

   Published on: 3/1/2000   Last Visited: 11/18/2002

   College students Sarah Clark and David Malwitz struggle with the "Planning a Party" project.