by Editor | Jul 20, 2023 | front page, Infrastructure
Despite the heat maintenance workers must report to duty. A crew typically consists of one male supervisor accompanied by 2 to 3 inmates. When pipes break and coolers stop working, they climb to the roof in this 119-degree heat. These unsung heroes report a cell that...
by Editor | Jul 20, 2023 | front page, Infrastructure
Even though San Pedro is shut down for caved-in infrastructure, the DOC kept open an old WWII metal hut for the Career Path program. Normally, this building is air conditioned but Monday the air cut out and as of this writing, 7-20-23, has not come back on. We...
by Editor | Jul 20, 2023 | front page, Infrastructure
(For those of you wondering where our news was on the deadly heat, it is due to continuing problems with phones and WiFi. Securus is not working on many inmate tablets, and phones are too hot to work. We are doing the best we can under the circumstances) At least the...
by Editor | Jul 3, 2023 | front page, Health, Infrastructure, Inmate Stories
We get many reports of people in Perryville that find wrong records in their files. This particular patient was undergoing an endoscopy when the doctor asked about her liver transplant. “Liver transplant?!” she exclaimed. She had never even come close to...
by Editor | Jul 3, 2023 | front page, Health, Inmate Stories
.(See June 24th story of “Another cancer causality on Carlos”) Provider JOHNS misdiagnosis of end-stage cancer put GG in severe mental distress. Reportedly, she spoke of ending her life between tears of grief. GG was put in IPC to, allegedly, receive...
