Northpinellas: Jail cell to hospital bed

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Her mother, sister and boyfriend claim the jail ignored Palinchik's complaints and condition. They say she was healthy when she entered the jail and that she contracted MRSA in the facility. The Sheriff's Office is carrying out an internal investigation, which it said is standard in cases where an inmate becomes so ill. Pinellas jail officials say they deal with MRSA every day. Sometimes inmates carry the infection in; other times they can acquire it in jail. But unlike illnesses such as tuberculosis, MRSA need not be reported to county or state health departments unless there is an outbreak. Sheriff's spokeswoman Marianne Pasha said there hadn't been any outbreaks of MRSA in the jail and the cases that do exist were "individual in nature."