by Editor | Oct 12, 2022 | front page, Health, Infrastructure
The new, for-profit, health care provider started October 1st. for all Arizona jails and prisons. What a MESS. Right off the bat, the computers stopped working, and I mean they couldn’t do anything right. One hundred people were assigned to one (and only)...
by Editor | Jul 26, 2022 | front page, Health, Inmate Stories
A worker at Print Shop almost lost her hand in one of the machines there. Allegedly, two fingers were stripped away, but 911 was called immediately. At the hospital, surgeons were able to reattach the ring and index fingers, although time will tell if she can use them...
by Editor | Apr 22, 2022 | front page, Health, Inmate Stories
Recently, we heard from an elderly inmate, and this is her letter about fellow aging women in prison. “I hadn’t been back to Cruz unit in over 3 years. Cruz is where they store most of the aging population in medium custody. Women in their 60s and 70s all...
by Editor | Apr 4, 2022 | front page, Health, Infrastructure
I have always been skeptical of how much “stress” affects one’s health. Well, I’m a believer now. I have empirical evidence of my own blood lab work. If you read the articles about how bad Lumley Unit treats its residents, you can understand...
by Editor | Dec 28, 2021 | front page, Health, Infrastructure
(For gavel to gavel coverage, see Jimmy Jenkins reporting for the Arizona Republic.) Psychologists, wardens, medical workers, and the prisoners themselves, testified for a month in this health care trial. On the last day of the trial, the court heard from...
by Editor | Nov 15, 2021 | front page, Health
(Read Jimmy Jenkins complete article in the Arizona Republic) This RN with 30 years experience, worked predominantly in the DOC Alhambra unit which serves as intake for men’s prisons. In this instance in 2020, Nurse Bordan was asked to document a return from...
