Joshua Vaughn (Narrator/Reporter)

King kept telling medical staff he was having headaches, dizziness, and chest pain. He said he felt like he was bleeding inside his brain. 10 days later, he died of a brain hemorrhage. Tatiana Bunty, another former prime care nurse, told me about the case of one woman who suffered from epilepsy.

King kept telling medical staff he was having headaches, dizziness, and chest pain. He said he felt like he was bleeding inside his brain. 10 days later, he died of a brain hemorrhage. Tatiana Bunty, another former prime care nurse, told me about the case of one woman who suffered from epilepsy.

When she was brought to DCP, she was taking Keppra, an anti-seizure medication. According to Tatiana, the PrimeCare nurse handling her intake told the woman that they couldn't fill her prescription right away. The pharmacy was closed. And until it opened, they couldn't verify her prescription.

When she was brought to DCP, she was taking Keppra, an anti-seizure medication. According to Tatiana, the PrimeCare nurse handling her intake told the woman that they couldn't fill her prescription right away. The pharmacy was closed. And until it opened, they couldn't verify her prescription.

And Tatiana says if a brand name medication was too expensive, it was a practice not to fill those prescriptions, even if the consequences could be terrible.

And Tatiana says if a brand name medication was too expensive, it was a practice not to fill those prescriptions, even if the consequences could be terrible.

Which could trigger a serious mental health episode. We reached out to PrimeCare and they said there's an explanation for their approach to medical care. They told us there are times when medication may not be continued. For example, quote, they may not be verified. They could be harmful to the patient.

Which could trigger a serious mental health episode. We reached out to PrimeCare and they said there's an explanation for their approach to medical care. They told us there are times when medication may not be continued. For example, quote, they may not be verified. They could be harmful to the patient.

They also told us that not all sick call slips require a face-to-face response, saying it is, quote, There was this interlocking web I was starting to see. Inmates suffering from mental illness getting sent to a jail that was overcrowded and understaffed.

They also told us that not all sick call slips require a face-to-face response, saying it is, quote, There was this interlocking web I was starting to see. Inmates suffering from mental illness getting sent to a jail that was overcrowded and understaffed.

where correctional officers sometimes didn't follow their training, and where the third-party medical staff said they were told to cut corners to save cash. Every penny that PrimeCare spent came out of their potential profits. Just as I felt like I was really piecing a lot of things together, the county stopped honoring my right-to-know requests.

where correctional officers sometimes didn't follow their training, and where the third-party medical staff said they were told to cut corners to save cash. Every penny that PrimeCare spent came out of their potential profits. Just as I felt like I was really piecing a lot of things together, the county stopped honoring my right-to-know requests.

It seemed like they thought I'd reported enough on the deaths at DCP. They said they weren't going to turn over any paperwork from DCP staffers about violent physical altercations anymore. Their excuse was that providing those reports could put the safety of the jail at risk.

It seemed like they thought I'd reported enough on the deaths at DCP. They said they weren't going to turn over any paperwork from DCP staffers about violent physical altercations anymore. Their excuse was that providing those reports could put the safety of the jail at risk.

The county spokesperson actually told me that they had erred on the side of transparency when releasing the reports, but were no longer going to do that. As DCP was cutting off my ability to monitor them, they were definitely monitoring me.

The county spokesperson actually told me that they had erred on the side of transparency when releasing the reports, but were no longer going to do that. As DCP was cutting off my ability to monitor them, they were definitely monitoring me.

Just a few minutes later, the line cut out. I lost you. I don't know if you can still hear me, but I completely lost you. Okay, I got you. I got you now. Not long after, I got access to some emails from a source who worked at the county. They're from the DCP warden to senior jail staff and the county's lawyer.

Just a few minutes later, the line cut out. I lost you. I don't know if you can still hear me, but I completely lost you. Okay, I got you. I got you now. Not long after, I got access to some emails from a source who worked at the county. They're from the DCP warden to senior jail staff and the county's lawyer.

In one email, the warden says he's going to listen in on a phone call I've scheduled with someone at DCP. It reads, The jail's lawyer, who I learned had also listened in on my calls with DCP inmates, suggested they should use information they got from the calls and texts against me, if possible. It was clear that the administration at DCP were looking for ways to get rid of me.

In one email, the warden says he's going to listen in on a phone call I've scheduled with someone at DCP. It reads, The jail's lawyer, who I learned had also listened in on my calls with DCP inmates, suggested they should use information they got from the calls and texts against me, if possible. It was clear that the administration at DCP were looking for ways to get rid of me.