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Crisis Central–NaphCare is a BUST!
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) Provider Johnson, just on Monday. He’s only one person folks, he can’t handle 100 patients. When Johnson tried to see as many as he could, the computer shut him down after 5.
In 1963 when computers first came out they could alphabetize….. the NaphCare computer couldn’t even do that, so half of San Carlos was rifling through 20 pages trying to find their name.
Where was the new NaphCare staff??? We saw the usual tired people at Medical, no new faces. By Wednesday, we didn’t even see them…they QUIT. And I mean permanently as in never coming back. Some had served at Perryville for years and years. Where were the mythical buses full of new staff we heard about?
The IT folks for NaphCare announced it would take up to 12 weeks to fix the computers. You think these clowns are going to work on them through the holidays???
I’ve interviewed several old-timers that are still here and they are going to quit soon too. They tell tales of the unbelievable incompetence of NaphCare and its staff.
Who suffers the most? Yes, the inmates. We have seen stories forwarded to the ACLU about medications canceled, appointments and surgeries canceled. Cancer patients going through chemotherapy have had their treatments stopped. Wrong medications that caused seizures are occurring.
It is a never-ending cycle of torture for inmates long neglected by the state of Arizona and their money-grubbing leaders. D.O.C.= Department of Corruption.
CORRECTION: 10-10-22 story on Crisis Central Naphcare
The computer sent Provider Johnson 30 patients in one day not 100. There was 100 people scheduled to be seen by all providers, nurses, dental, x-ray, GYN, etc. Johnson’s computer DID shut him down after 5 patients reportedly.
Woman with severed fingers claims she got no pain meds other than aspirin
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 again.
The biggest story here is, according to her, Medical would not prescribe anything stronger than aspirin. When the inmate saw her surgeon for a follow-up and was told about the lack of pain meds, the surgeon called the prison, “A bunch of savages”.
The cAGEing of Perryville
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 know each other because no one else will look out for us….but us!
I had spent most of that 3 years in Carlos and Maria units, so it was a real shock to come back to Cruz again. I didn’t recognize most of my buddies. They all used canes or wheelchairs, their hair had turned white, or they were in IPC, SNU, or the hospital. A stunning number of them had cancer.
At 72 I felt like the last one standing. Indeed, I had just finished my morning jog. What had happened while I had been away? Is the water or food causing cancer? Or is it the horrible medical care?
That will never be investigated, so we’ll never know. “
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I was in prison for 17years and have seen so many people die in front of me It’s traumatic and I have PTSD from it. Medical never helped me for my heart problems, never took tests, just told me I have congested heart failure and didn’t do anything for me. I saw it every day. They never helped us, made us always feel like we were lying and would send us away. Making people work in the kitchen who have scoliosis, heart problems, people who have AIDS and Hep C as well as other STDs. There’s rat poop on our kitchen food, birds all over our trays that we eat off of making us all even sicker, black mold everywhere. We can’t breathe in our cells due to all the mold and crud in our walls, vents, and coolers. They are trying to kill us – they don’t care and the money they get for us does not go to us. There is so much more.
I’ve been sexually attacked by the CO police officers twice. I have my whole life to account for in there and I’m surprised I made it out after 17years. They have medium inmates on max yards getting assaulted and they don’t care. They say it is due to no room. They also send you to max yard as punishment without ever getting tickets. It’s all retaliation. They will ruin your life if you don’t do what they want. They make up lies, yep the sergeants, if you refuse to work because you don’t feel good. I heard a Sergeant say “Oh you’re going to hurt yourself” then cuff her up and put her in isolation when the girl never said it. I’ve seen it all, believe that.
Hi Cynthia! I’m not sure if you’ll see this but I am so sorry for what you went through. Thank you for sharing a glimpse of your story. I would love to ask you questions as I am exploring ideas for my doctoral capstone and am interested in issues in the AZ Women’s Prison. Is there any way we could talk further?
That was my friend 😭 she was cool ag and funny. I feel bad I had to leave San Carlos for Cruz. But fck their medical center, the whole prison is fucked up and corrupted. I’ve been out for 8 months now and I still remember everything like yesterday especially with health care. Like can the prison do an upgrade and fix their shit or will more ppl have to die like my friend here? It’s fucked up because I knew she was having a hard time in the beginning getting her shots. We both came from the same county. She wasn’t even a criminal like person. She was fun, bright and very smart, like she could’ve went to college. She had alot planned for herself…damn I love Jowell thank for the laughs and being a loyal friend. Rest in Paradise
Yeah, she was a very cool person to know. She would hug you when she saw you with a big smile. She was always cool to everyone, no hate or anger in her heart but she probably did towards ADOC health employees
I was incarcerated for 9 years and just released March 2024. In 2019, my stomach swelled up and I looked 9 months pregnant. They told me I had impacted stool and had me drink a laxative. The pain got worse, I couldn’t breath or walk and this went on for 2 months. My family contacted the ACLU and prison and finally in February 2020 I was sent to the hospital and diagnosed with Stage 3 Ovarian cancer. I was in the hospital for 10 days and started chemo. I went back to the prison and was expecting chemo every 3 weeks. It took over a 3 weeks for me to get scheduled for my next chemo. In May, I had just came back from chemo and was told I was packing up and being sent to San Carlos. I had to load and unload all of my belongings after a day of chemo and was being transferred to a yard with 1300 women. I then had surgery to remove the cancer in July and once released from the hospital was sent to Maria and put in a cell, by myself with no A/C. I had to move everything by myself and carry a chair out to take a shower. I had an incision from belly button to my pubic bone. Finally after 2 weeks, I was sent back to Carlos. I was told later that I had peritoneal cancer and not ovarian, after I had had a complete hysterectomy. I never had a follow up PET scan to make sure the cancer was gone. In March of 2023, I started seeing a new oncologist, Dr. Benjamin and he finally ordered a PET scan and saw that I had cancer again in the same area of my stomach. I had surgery again in May and started six rounds of chemo. Between the medical Dr’s John and Johnson my medical treatment at the prison was horrible. They didn’t give me anything but Tylenol and Excedrin for the pain and I had to fight to get an extra mattress and extra milk for protein shakes. If I didn’t have my family to support me and stand up for me I would have died. I applied for clemency 2 times and because I wasn’t dying in 3 months, I was refused. Something needs to change with the health system and prison.