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, Inmate Stories
As Editor of this blog, I have been optimistic about change in the DOC…I mean thinking it was possible. I even had the ridiculous notion that I could be an instrument of change through this online blog. I admit defeat. In my 13 years in this miserable...
by Editor | Jan 14, 2022 | front page, Infrastructure, Inmate Stories
We received so many emails and letters from Lumley Unit, we’re going to split it up into short, individual, stories. #1. “I thought this new dude, Deputy Warden Bendel, would make his draconian rules temporary. Rules like being escorted everywhere by a...
by Editor | Sep 16, 2021 | front page, Infrastructure, Inmate Stories
I am a prisoner at Perryville. Arizona Department of Corrections is infamous for its nonexistent mental health care. The women live in a dark place, isolated and alone, which is only exacerbated by Covid restrictions. Recently, I was transferred to the Lumley unit,...
by Editor | Aug 18, 2021 | front page, Infrastructure, Inmate Stories
I had my leg amputated above the knee on 7-30-21. This nightmare starts on Lumley, the most horrible unit on the planet. DW Bendel’s motto is “I don’t care,” in fact he’s quoted as saying that in Townhall meetings. There is only one ADA...
by Editor | May 24, 2021 | front page, Health, Inmate Stories
(This is a true story by one of our favorite reporters on Lumley—Ed.) “At age 71, I take chest pain seriously. On Monday morning I told the guards I was experiencing severe chest pain. I was transferred to medical via wheelchair immediately. The nurse...
