Last week the biggest volume of complaints from PeeVille was the lack of temperature checks, as required by policy, for non-air-conditioned rooms on Lumley and Santa Cruz.
As reported by the Arizona Republic, Perryville has been allotted millions of dollars to FINALLY put a/c in the living quarters of inmates. Media outlets have reported before, that staff has been caught fudging the temp numbers on the official tally.
Apparently, that scheme has accelerated this summer in this intense heat.
(From inmate on Cruz dated 7-11-22) “I am in a swamp-cooled room, that is off more than on. Besides, swamp units don’t cool in the humidity or high temperatures anyway. This year there have not been any temp checks on this yard.
Early in the summer, guards put the thermometer in front of the vent, which is NOT an accurate representation of the room. A Sargent, on the sly, taught me the correct way according to policy. The thermometer is placed in the middle of the room, wait 2 full minutes, and record. Also, I’m tall enough to see over their shoulder and monitor what number they put down…..it’s ALWAYS 89 degrees. My neighbors said the same thing.
If it’s over 90 they have to put us in a/c and they don’t want to do that, so even if the real temp is 100 they record 89. The staff doesn’t care how many of us they kill.”