Infrastructure Nightmares
Introduction to this Topic by the Editor
I need to give you a little background on Perryville so this will be more understandable. This prison was built in the early
Explaining the Shower Picture
This is an accurate sketch of a real shower in “B” yard, Santa Cruz unit. Do you see the loose wires hanging in the lower door jamb? I was told they were “live” because this shower light is still on. I won’t test this theory! I’ve tried to portray all the standing water in front of those wires. All the shower units have standing water because the drains are all plugged.
Standing water = black mold we see everywhere
When inmates complained about the condition of this shower, they just took off the door and left it open. In the shower next to this one (not pictured) is the same filth.
The regulators (hot and cold) will not engage so moving the handle from Hot to Cold does nothing. The temperature the DOC sets is what you get. In the winter the water is cold and in the summer, it’s hot. The water pressure would increase dramatically if they would soak the shower heads in Lime-aWay to remove 50 years of accumulated minerals.
Carlos making 1380 women eat in ONE kitchen
Since the advent of Aramark’s good food and nutrition on Sept 30th, the entire population of San Carlos wants to eat in the chow hall. Instead of making this transition easier, DW Tony Baloney is making it much more difficult. There are TWO kitchens at Carlos, for breakfast and lunch he makes all the women funnel in ONE door at one chow hall. Only at dinner does he open both dining halls.
A Carlos inmate now has her entire life revolve around eating three times a day. Hey, it’s a step up from zero in her miserable existence, before it was 24 hours of sensory deprivation PLUS lousy food. At least now standing in line for 3 hours per day nets her something gratifying…. delicious food.
DW Jones: “Wheelchairs and disabled, EAT LAST
Yep, ol’ Tony Baloney (Anthony Jones) has decreed that folks using wheelchairs, walkers, canes, and other medical chronos, are encouraged to eat the CRUMBS and SCRAPES from the table that the able bodied leave behind! Isn’t he a treasure?
Our eyewitnesses have observed old ladies in walkers crying because their legs hurt from standing in line for over an hour. Women in wheelchairs in the dirt, (because the line is so long it extends through the baseball field) sliding backward and tipping over from the rough ground. It’s still 115 outside, so there were several gals that succumbed to the heat standing for so long. Why are they willing to put themselves through this? For nutrition that has been denied them for 15 years!
If you could have a cold fresh banana after not seeing one for over a decade, wouldn’t you do anything for it? Chilled yogurt…..they never see that outside a food visit. Aramark has been feeding Arizona inmates people food!!! Not dog food anymore. One guard complained out loud grumpily, “These assholes eat better than I do now.”
Well, it appears to us, the asshole, is the guy at the top of Carlos that showers disdain on the handicapped.
No-Care-Naphcare posts inmate health info online!
As reported by the Arizona Republic on Oct 2nd, Naphcare training guides, posted online some inmates’ images, name, medications, and diagnosis, visible to anyone with a browser. ACLU attorneys found this while researching medical record systems used by state prisons. If the privacy breach affects more than 500 patients, federal law requires Naphcare to publicly report it. ACLU demanded the website be taken down immediately, and told the DOC to respond within a week detailing steps to address the issue.
Is Lumley Out Of Control? An Eyewitness Story
(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 rights.) "I...
Elderly Woman Endures 3 Days With Broken Femur, With Only Muscle Rub For Pain!
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 me pass out again. The...
Diabetic Faces Amputation Due To No Care Naphcare
This is a very sad story, but unfortunately emblematic of a growing healthcare crisis at Perryville. As you may know, diabetics have trouble with their feet from this disease. We will call her Pat. For two months Pat had been in and out of medical trying to resolve a...
Do DOC Staff Have the Right To Deny An ICS?
The short answer is no. So why do they try? We've been sent names of a lieutenant, a sergeant, and even an RN, that are allegedly (according to family) trying to REFUSE an inmate asking for immediate medical attention. Nowhere in policy does it say they can do that....
Medical Grievances Skyrocket Under Naphcare
Medical staff source: "We have received an unprecedented amount of grievances from patients in Perryville, regarding deliberate indifference and gross incompetence. We've had to divert a needed staff member to field these grievances full-time."
Another Cancer Casualty On Carlos
GG was another 41-year-old looking forward to returning to her tribe and family when she received a grim diagnosis... multiple myecloma. In the weeks leading up to this, she was treated by the No Care Naphcare staff for "gas". It was twisted irony that 16 hours before...
BREAKING: COIII Amador escorted off San Carlos
An officer confided Amador will be "under investigation for an indeterminate amount of time."
Medical Off-Site Appointments Being Turned Away
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 was imminent...
Only ONE Wheelchair Van for All of Perryville?
Reportedly, there is one, made-for-wheelchair/lift-type van in this whole place. Wheelchair-bound inmates say virtually nothing is handicapped accessible in Perryville. We've written before on Medium custody buildings built (1970s) before disability laws were...
Medical Officer: “Naphcare Is In So Much Trouble Now, Receivership Will Be Soon.
What that officer was referring to was the Feds taking over the health care of Arizona prisoners. We feel Judge Silver will have no choice but to do this, as reluctant as she is to do so. You have read the many stories on this site about the horrendous neglect of our...
75% Staffing By Oct 7th “Not Possible” According To Senior Staff
The Order and Injunction signed by Judge Silver mandates that essential staffing levels be at 75% by Oct 7, 2023. When interviewing employees on San Carlos, the largest unit in the state, about this mandate, first they laugh. They think the whole notion of that...
W.E.’s Story
(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 insulin, she gave me 14! As...
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