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Gina and Amanda; Tacoma, Washington, 1996. Source: Grace Ortega
Health care in prisons and jails across the U.S. is in a state of crisis and California prisons are no exception. State officials claim medical services in California’s prisons meet normal community health care standards. But prisoner rights activists, lawyers, health care workers and the prisoners themselves have a different story to tell. The life and death of Gina Muniz is one of those stories.
On the second of our three-part series, “A Crisis of Care,” a look inside California’s prison health care system, we continue “Gina’s Story.”
Featuring:
The Family – Grace Ortega, mom; David Ortega, step dad; Larry Muniz, brother; Amanda, Gina’s daughter; Angelina & Larry Jr., Larry’s kids; David Ortega, Gina’s step brother.
Executive Producer/Host: Tena Rubio
Producer and Associate Producer: Andrew Stelzer and Puck Lo
Intern: Elena Botkin-Levy
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Much appreciation to the Omnia Foundation who helped make this show possible and to Matt Fidler of “Fidler, Sound and Media” who wrote and produced the music.
For more information:
All of Us or None- Oakland, CA
California Prison Health Care Receivership Corporation – Sacramento, CA
Critical Resistance – National Office - Oakland, CA
Human Rights Watch – New York, NY
Justice Now – Oakland, CA
Justice Policy Institute – Washington, DC
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children – San Francisco, CA
The Sentencing Project – Washington, DC
U.S. Department of Justice – Washington, DC
Women’s Prison Association – New York, NY
Other information:
Analysis of CDCR Death Reviews 2006
Bureau of Justice Statistics Prisoners 2006
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Music by:
Matt Fidler of “Fidler, Sound and Media”
Tags: gender, health and healthcare, prisons, women
Hi,
Iam Gina Momma, Grace Ortega There was a comment posted saying (the person who tossed the toilet paper to my daugther, had to be a man Deputy. cause a women would be more careing) My answer to you: She was a Female D– who works at Twin Towers County Jail, a Deputy with the L.A. County Sheriff’s her Name is ( Sonja Bracken ) who should of got fired for bringing more pain, and suffering to my daughter. And Monster that Drug Raped, my daugther. HE IS NOT A FAMILY MEMBER. his Name is George Fernandez. who works or worked for Alhambra, School District Bus Drivers, in Calif. Married to a CHILD MOLSTER, NAME Marlene Fernandez. And the lawyer from hell! Jack Alex, is locate in the City Of West Covina, CA THEY ARE ALL DEMON’S WHO WILL BE CAST INTO HELL, AND WILL HAVE TO ANSWER TO THE LORD OUR GOD, GOD BLESS ALL THE WOMEN WHO HAVE DIED OF MEDICAL NEGLECT. IN THE HAND’S OF MONSTER’S I DO BELIEVE IN CARMA.
I agree. That is exactly how I have always felt. The only belief that helped me cope with the overwhelming sadness, anger, and hate was knowing that, “The man upstairs knows the truth, and the guilty will pay”. It didn’t take long…they paid and have continued to pay, divorce, illness, jail, loss of income, etc. I don’t take joy in others sufferings, but I have no guilt. I did nothing to cause their misfortune, I left it in the hands of another.
I lost a precious cousin and a beautiful aunt. You are in my thoughts every single day since you left me and I dream of you often. I miss you both so very much! Love you always!
Cindy
This is so horrible, how these things can happen and no one does anything about it. How can they get away with this? in America in this day and age. I’ve heard one too many stories about this kind of injustice, and its really sickning that they get away with this. But yes, I do beleive they will get thiers. karma.