We’ve had multiple reports from families and staff, about the brutal heat emergencies in the women’s prison. A staff member at Lumley Unit said three 911 calls were issued in two hours!
A woman allegedly broke her ankle on one of the yards, trying to fix swamp coolers. She couldn’t get down the ladder again, so two fire trucks were called to perform an emergency extraction. Answering the call on that emergency was a 26-year-old guard. After helping with that ordeal, he staggered back to his post and collapsed.
The 3d ambulance was for a young lady on A-yard that went to the hospital.
Remember readers, only three units in Perryville have air conditioning, all the rest have ‘swamp coolers’ which are not designed to work over 104 degrees or humid (monsoon) conditions.
Cruel and unusual punishment indeed!
This is cruel and unusual punishment in this heat!! It has been 117 for weeks.
Phones are outside in the sun, lines to get property, food are in the sun!!
Evap coolers are useless in the monsoon season.
Time to start suing ADOC!! 1.6 BILLION budget and they can’t even provide air conditioning!!!!
I’ve been to Perryville and sadly to say I’m on my way back again in February 2022. I’m dreading it so much I’d rather kill myself then deal with the horrors of that prison. It should be condemned and all women let go.
Jeez…I hope Brittany Zamora is OK!!