Clinton Holmes
Henderson County Jail, Athens, TX

During Clinton’s six months of pretrial incarceration, from August 2014 to February 2015, he was denied access to necessary medications. Henderson County contracts for the jail medical care to be provided by Southern Health Partners, a private corporation.

I am a diabetic and they don’t check on my blood sugar properly. It took almost 4 months to get my diabetic meds.

When I slipped and fell on that wet floor, I went to the emergency room. The ER prescribed me some meds and said I sprained my back. The jail medical staff did not give me the meds the ER prescribed and my back still hurts.

I witnessed an assault on Anthony D who had his nose broken by Corporal B.D.

There is not the right amount of food on trays, and no trash bags for over a month. Also there are no chemicals to clean with for weeks at a time.

My family is hurt and sad. I have a 5 year-old son, who I miss dearly.

I’m not a bad person, I just made some bad choices. I’m ready to get healthy, put this behind me and move on with my life.