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...
by Editor | Jun 28, 2023 | front page, Health, Inmate Stories
(Please refer to our previous report on this patient entitled, *Diabetic faces amputation due to No Care Naphcare*) From the patient herself. “The week before I was admitted to the hospital, I called for an ICS due to the severe pain in my foot. I have...
by Editor | Jun 27, 2023 | front page, Health, Inmate Stories
Corizon, the now bankrupted health insurance provider, sent this young lady to a Pediatric surgeon for a very rare congenital bone disease surgery. She should have gone to an Orthopaedic surgeon with specialized training. Corizon is only interested in saving itself...
by Editor | Jun 14, 2023 | front page, Health, Infrastructure, Inmate Stories
As we have reported in earlier stories, Banner has stopped taking Naphcare insurance. This is another installment in I-dont-believe-they-did-this saga. From inmate’s email. “I had been waiting four months for an endoscopy. Finally, I knew my appointment...
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...