A 73 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER IS SUING STATE OFFICIALS. CAROL LESTER, WHO WAS SENT TO THE WOMEN'S PRISON IN GRANTS AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO EMBEZZLING IN 2010, SAYS SHE WAS LEFT IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR NEARLY FIVE WEEKS AND WAS ALSO DEPRIVED OF HER CANCER MEDICATION.
THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS LESTER WAS PUT IN SOLITARY AFTER SHE COMPLAINED TO LAWMAKERS ABOUT HER MEDICATION. HER LAWYER SAYS STAFF CHANGED HER MEDICATION TO ZANTAC, WHICH CAUSED LESTER TO TEST POSITIVE FOR METH. LESTER IS NOW OUT OF PRISON.