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 1, 2023 | front page, Infrastructure, Inmate Stories
(Editors note: Lumley unit has always been veiled in secrecy. Both inmates and staff go there for a reason. It’s rare we get an individual that is willing to tell her story. Remember, we don’t vet these stories, we only provide a platform for 1st Amendment...
by Editor | Jun 28, 2023 | front page, Health, Infrastructure, Inmate Stories
This one takes the cake. We’ll let her tell it in her own words. We will call her “Sue”. “I collapsed again on San Carlos, but this time I woke up to terrible pain. My leg was at an awkward angle, but when I tried to straighten it the pain made...
