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.
Naphcare Gives, and Naphcare Takes Away
(Follow up article on “Did Naphcare do something right?“)
Well, that didn’t take long. About 3 weeks ago we announced Naphcare’s new continuity of care program, where each inmate was assigned her own ” team” of Provider, RN, and CNA. The women were wild with appreciation and gave us statements on how wonderful this was for their medical care. The main reason for all this irrational exuberance was, that they would see the same provider and not have to see a new one each time they went to medical. One might guess Naphcare was briefly trying to impress someone…..we wonder who. At any rate, it’s over now, and we’re back to the same ol’ shit.
The LOL award goes to the Perryville MAILROOM
(Actual word-for-word grievance) “After 10 years of receiving the Arizona Republic newspaper with no problems, I have to write a grievance about an Automotive Directory. There must be someone new in the mailroom, and they simply told him to contraband all ‘maps’. Every day, the greater Phoenix auto dealers, put in the paper a directory of their locations, overlayed by some major freeways. Common sense dictates that an inmate trying to escape. would not be helped by knowing that Big Two Mitsubishi can be found in Superstition Springs. But, if “it offends thee, pluck it out.” Feel free to remove the auto directory before sending my paper, just stop delaying the US mail.”
Warning San Carlos: You are attracting negative media attention!
Gosh, we just love tablets:-) Since the media has direct access via email to inmates, they are getting the real TRUTH firsthand about the nefarious dealings going on in prison. We know that Channel 12, 15, and the Arizona Republic newspaper, have been reaching out to Perryville residents lately. The unit most under scrutiny is San Carlos, judged by an inmate straw poll, as the “worst unit”.
As far as this blog is concerned, we are checking out stories about food service, verbal abuse, and a possible kidnapping. Rest assured readers, we vet the heck out of sources, and triple-verify everything as much as possible.
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...
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...
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....
Aramark rollout Perryville
One thing we know for sure about the first 24 hours of Aramark food is....it's VERY popular with the residents. All units report long lines "to the I-10 freeway" (hyperbole obviously), but the meaning is clear, people that never ate prison food, are going to the chow...
Staff: Mental health at Cruz improved since Hub
Several staff members working at Cruz, including mental health professionals, have written in to comment on improved attitudes of inmates since the opening of the Hub. Arizona State University has long had a "Hub" at Santa Cruz for art classes and various learning...
70 year old on verge of death because of No-Care-Naphcare
This is a heartbreaker. Through the years we've noticed that women with significant family support, have much better health outcomes. In this case, not even the heroic actions of her son saved his mother from the hateful clutches of evil Naphcare. Several years ago on...
Want to make millions?
Call your stock Broker and sell Securus short! Ever since that foreign outfit with the chinese parts suckered the DOC into buying their tablets, the inmates have been miserable and wallets empty. Ask the families that try to contact their loved ones through that...
The Death Van
Why do the ladies at Perryville call it that? This particular van is described by the residents as ancient, filthy, no a/c or heat, and NO STEP STOOL as required by policy. Try this in your van or truck tomorrow.... first put a belly chain on, then handcuff your arms...
How Readers Can Make a Difference for Perryville
In one word...VOTE. Please vote in the election this November. For the first time in 60 years, we might shift the legislature to Democrat; therefore, more pro-inmate bills can be implemented. The Republicans never let criminal justice bills be heard on the floor, so...
ACLU Source: “Appalled by Carlos Medical Department”
Reportedly, ACLU staff were shaken and appalled when they found out there was only ONE full-time Provider during the week, and one part-time Provider on the weekends, for THIRTEEN HUNDRED and EIGHTY women! No Care Naphcare is getting worse, not better. So many women...
*DW Jones: All Stick, No Carrot
We first reported on this guy when we received so many complaints from San Carlos residents in February. The article was about his propensity to authorize "excessive shakes" at his unit. Jones has virtually no work experience with women, as he came to Perryville from...
A light at the end of a dark tunnel?
Ever so slightly, and slowly, at a snail's pace, does the DOC change for the better. We had to double-check this story to make sure it was true. Some enlightened individual started a Perryville Focus Group to "drive positive change, discuss ideas to improve life in...
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