Recently, just before Christmas, seven ladies overdosed on drugs at San Carlos Unit. Several of them required Narcan and one needed CPR. Carlos is allegedly known as the “drug yard”. The prison always blames the victims…. the inmates themselves for the problem. They need to place blame squarely at their own feet. The biggest drug pusher of all is the prison itself. If an inmate can’t cope with the stress of being incarcerated, the medical department says, ” We have the pill for you! Step right up!” Residents allege staff are a surefire method for drugs, but the prison will vehemently deny, even though in 2020 there was no other way for drugs to enter except by staff. Studies have proven prisonization itself can lead to Reactive Substance Abuse Disorders. (Google that). Carlos has:
- *Few programs
- *Is severely overcrowded
- *No recreation
- *No arts and crafts
- *Sensory deprivation
- *Staff “I don’t care” attitude
- *Lots of group punishment
And people wonder why these poor souls seek relief from their empty lives?
I myself was on this yard !I did 5 years in this place and cruz was the place I learned the most about myaelf,I got more help with classes and programs when I was on the higher yards like cruz ,carols u have to be put on a waiting list to do anything witch sucks cuz some people need help sooner then later .I believe arts a d crafts are an amazing way to get thru the hard day and they should have more of it .I was in this prison when covid hit ,no visitors so big question how’d the drugs get In then …ya something to think about
I was on san Carlos and the medical suck and some of the staff cared about us we had very little things to do on the yard
I was on this yard I was just released almost two years ago and I can vouch that it’s not just the inmates bringing in the drugs it’s also the counselors and the staff. I seen it happened my self and I am so glad I never got caught up in doing the drugs because God forbid that could have been me.