In EVERY interview I’ve conducted on women who have surgery or are admitted to IPC, say the prison HAS LOST THEIR PROPERTY! This recent story is just an example of how this works. The other constant in these stories is the rude transport guards, and their vans that never seem to carry (as required by policy) step stools.)

Ms. E. was admitted to Abrazo West for a complete hysterectomy on Feb. 26th, 2024. Because she was in a fog of pain after surgery, she could only describe her tormentor guard as “a woman with a Russian accent, last name sounds like Warner.” According to Ms. E., this guard was rude, prevented the nurses from entering her hospital room, and was making constant noise to make rest impossible.

In three days she was released and the gauntlet was underway. E. said the transport guards brought a van with no heater and no step stool. They chained her up and told her to “crawl in”. That was Feb. 29th at 1:45pm so tracking down those officers should be a cinch. When they arrived back at Perryville’s vehicle gate, E. asked the guards to get a step stool. They didn’t have one so they used a plastic TOOLBOX as a makeshift step. At IPC she tried that but it wouldn’t hold her weight, so again she crawled down. IPC released her back to Carlos, she barely made the crawl again back into the van.

When E. got to the Carlos gate she showed the officer her wheelchair chrono and was told, ” We don’t have one you’ll have to walk.” So she slowly, painfully, shuffled to the medical unit which is about 1/4 football field away. When she was given a bed assignment they told her they couldn’t find her clothing!! They LOST ALL HER CLOTHES. The next morning the property officer magnanimously gives her one T-shirt and one pants. In the meantime medical says they can’t find her a wheelchair even though she has a chrono for one.

Ready? Property didn’t find her clothes for FOUR DAYS.

Reliable staff sources confirm a lady died on March 1st at Lumley unit. Reportedly, the day before she went to the medical unit complaining of severe stomach pain. Sources allege she was told to “drink water” and no other diagnostic care was given. The next morning an alert guard noticed she had soiled herself and was not moving. He checked her pulse, called an ICS, and started CPR. The ambulance arrived 40 minutes later and transported her to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. No further details at this time.

After last year’s less-than-stellar interaction with visitation officer M, I prepared to dehydrate myself prior to the first food visit of 2024.

Why? Officer M made us all line up in mass to use the restroom during the visit and frisked us in the line for good measure. That took 30 minutes out of your visit. So for an afternoon visit, I would deprive myself of fluids just to avoid that demeaning event.

This year two wonderful smiling officers managed the helm for 2024! They processed visitors and inmates with respect and precision. The inmates were treated like real people and allowed to use the restroom when nature called. (Not when some grumpy guard felt like letting them.) Conversations around the microwave confirmed outside visitors were enjoying the new staff too.

This website gives a round of applause to Phillips and Watt for a job well done!