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| State report says female inmates had skin infections, not spider bites |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 09/30/2003 |
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Most of the female inmates complaining of spider bites at a central Georgia prison did not have bites but instead had unrelated skin infections, state officials said Friday. Earlier this month, inmate Marcia Wall filed suit in Atlanta federal court saying she and other inmates at Washington State Prison in Davisboro have been bitten repeatedly by spiders and that medical officials denied them proper treatment. Dr. Joseph Paris wrote in a Department of Corrections report that of the 13 inmates who said they were bitten, only four may have suffered from spider bites. The inmates' skin conditions ranged from eczema and acne to cysts and boils. Paris said the ratio of four bites out of a population of 1,255 inmates was 'nothing out of the ordinary.' Paris declined to comment on the inmates' claims but said people often mistake skin infections for spider bites. The Atlanta lawyer who filed the lawsuit, McNeill Stokes, said Friday he still believes the prison system has a significant problem with spider bites and is seeking class-action status for the lawsuit. Wall said prison officials are fumigating and cleaning the prison and added she was pleased inmates' medical concerns were being taken seriously. |
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