by Assist. Editor | Jan 12, 2024 | front page, Health, Infrastructure
A minimum security dorm-style warehouse has 8×6 cubes in 12 rows x 12 columns. The cube is completely open because the partitions of this living space only come up to your hip. The security cameras can see, the guards can see, and all the residents can see every...
by Assist. Editor | Jan 12, 2024 | front page, Infrastructure
Prison Policy Initiative (PPI), published the above article (find it here) and found an astonishing number of women and girls—almost ONE MILLION—- were either incarcerated, on probation, or on parole last year. Women have a mortality rate significantly...
by Editor | Jan 11, 2024 | front page, Infrastructure
The unfortunate death at Perryville spawned depressing numbers about suicides at the DOC. The number of suicide attempts since July of 2022 totaled 71, which was 19 more than the previous year. Just in the last 6 months, 10 incarcerated people have taken their lives....
by Editor | Jan 10, 2024 | front page, Infrastructure
The woman who hung herself Monday was on Charlie yard, not Delta. She waited for her roommate to go to work in the morning, removed her ID from the window, and hung herself from the vent above the toilet. The inmate was not found until count, and by that time she was...
by Editor | Jan 4, 2024 | front page, Infrastructure
JOSE MARIO FIGUEROA was charged with assaulting a woman inmate and booked on September 26, 2023. The victim, a resident of Santa Cruz, provided evidence and eventually, Figueroa admitted to unlawful assault upon a prisoner. Sources at the prison say, off the record,...
by Editor | Dec 27, 2023 | front page, Health, Infrastructure
M.J.’s medical nightmare began July 22, 2021. She woke up with no balance and her right leg dragging. M.J. immediately called an ICS and was seen by Provider Johnson. He diagnosed it as neuropathy without ordering an MRI or XRAY. Later that week she fell and hit...
