That is a description of the San Carlos unit under DW Jones. Carlos has MORE than the maximum allowed inmates, because residents that are at the hospital, or IPC are counted as living there.
When the ACLU lawyers were here they said no one should be on the top bunk without guard rails….there never have been guard rails. The Fire Marshal says no beds on the aisles (called “the street”) but the DOC puts them there anyway. There was a sign up in the medical lobby, ” maximum occupancy 11 persons”, but that was REMOVED.
Carlos is a fishbowl because there is no privacy whatsoever. None. Carlos is a dangerous place to live because of UNDERSTAFFING. Many nights there is only one or two guards for the whole unit.
Recently, at midnight, a lone guard asked an inmate if she would let him know if someone had an emergency. Inmates being asked to be responsible for other inmates? During the day it’s not much better.
The DOC simply does not have enough female guards to cover a women’s prison. There are certain things male officers cannot do, so females are spread really thin.
Why is it like the surface of the sun? The bays have huge skylights that let in an abundance of natural light, but DW Jones has his officers turn on ALL the fluorescent lights, every single bulb, in addition to that. Talk about your carbon footprint, government waste, and punishing the women. Seven days a week those lights blaze on at 6:30 am, and for 15 hours straight.
Those gals that put in a full day’s work Monday through Friday….no sleeping in on the weekends for you. Wrap your face up like a mummy to ward off the harsh lights, but it doesn’t work, does it? No rest for you, no reprieve from the surface of the sun.