by Editor | May 11, 2023 | front page, Health, Infrastructure, Inmate Stories
(This is W.E.’s story) ” I was born in September of 1950. I have diabetes, heart disease, and COPD. The first week I was at San Carlos an LVN (who shouldn’t be doing injections anyway), overdosed me by 10 cc’s of insulin. Instead of 4 cc of...
by Editor | May 8, 2023 | front page, Health, Infrastructure
Dateline: San Carlos. Mid-morning an elderly woman fell out of her bunk, face first, and unresponsive. An ambulance and firetruck arrived at the gate to take the stricken inmate to the hospital. The guards emptied out C bay and made them stay near the basketball...
by Editor | May 8, 2023 | front page, Infrastructure
JM: Is 80 years old and has been in Perryville since 2005. She has diabetes, and hypertension, and has had multiple heart attacks while incarcerated. The prison delayed proper treatment until her latest heart attack, at which time she was at the hospital getting a...
by Editor | May 4, 2023 | front page, Health, Infrastructure
Communication, predominantly from family members, describe their daughter’s canceled doctor appointments at San Carlos. They allege that last week the inmate’s Provider called in to say she would not be in. According to the family, the Provider said it...
by Editor | May 4, 2023 | front page, Infrastructure
Dateline San Carlos: (letters) SQ said, “Last Saturday night at 8:30 pm I passed out and hit the floor. The only available officers were the Sgt in Control and one other bay guard. They admitted they were severely short-staffed, but one officer was required to...
