If AW (or any prisoner) gets really sick, does the prison have to go to court and get a judge to grant a motion to travel just to get medical attention?
But if someone needs to see a specialist to get a diagnosis, it could be a long trip. For example, to see an oncologist to find out if they have cancer. Something like that...
Hi Ethel,
I'll throw in what I know about prisoners in jail or in prison.
If you are a Federal Inmate you are a Ward of the DOJ - Department of Justice.
If you are a State inmate then you are a Ward of the DOC - Department of Corrections.
As a State inmate if you need medical off-site then the DOC makes all the decisions and decides if you go or not, not the Court.
If your a Federal inmate then the DOJ decides if you can leave the prison for medical, not the Court.
If you have been found guilty and your serving your sentence in jail not in State prison, your Court Case is closed, and now the Sheriff is in charge of your off-site medical not the Court.
Angela is completely different, she hasn't been convicted of anything (I think we're sopose to consider her innocent until proven guilty) and her Court Case is still open and her Judge is still currently over-seeing her Case. So if Angela needs to leave jail (for any reason) the permission for this must go through the Court to be approved by her Judge.
Angela and her attorneys or jail staff etc... won't have to physically go to Court to get permission to go off-site for medical. The Motion for this can be done by fax.
Obviously the Judge is not waiting around 24/7 to sign off on Medical Motions.
I am not familiar with all the ins and outs of getting the Judge's permission, such as if it automatically goes into the Court system with automatic permission or if the Court Clerk can sign off on it or if it is just standard procedure to take inmates to off-site medical before the Motions are complete etc....
Angela might not be sick but needs an X-ray for a physical or lab work or a consult with a specialist, any number of things.
...2 Cents...