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.
When is Deliberate Indifference Like Murder? How a 26-Year-Old Died at San Carlos
(Jowell Jones was only 26 years old with her whole life ahead of her when she was tragically cut down by alleged negligent health care. Many girls close to her were interviewed for this story, so this is a composite of those observations. Only first-hand eyewitness...
Woman Suffering Weeks Of Severe Mental Breakdown, And They Don’t Care, And They Do Nothing
A minimum security dorm-style warehouse has 8x6 cubes in 12 rows x 12 columns. The cube is completely open because the partitions of this living space only come up to your hip. The security cameras can see, the guards can see, and all the residents can see every cube....
Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023
Prison Policy Initiative (PPI), published the above article (find it here) and found an astonishing number of women and girls---almost ONE MILLION---- were either incarcerated, on probation, or on parole last year. Women have a mortality rate significantly higher than...
New Prison Suicide Statistics from Arizona Republic
The unfortunate death at Perryville spawned depressing numbers about suicides at the DOC. The number of suicide attempts since July of 2022 totaled 71, which was 19 more than the previous year. Just in the last 6 months, 10 incarcerated people have taken their lives....
Update on Deceased Woman 1-8-24
The woman who hung herself Monday was on Charlie yard, not Delta. She waited for her roommate to go to work in the morning, removed her ID from the window, and hung herself from the vent above the toilet. The inmate was not found until count, and by that time she was...
KPHX: Guard Arrested For Sex With Female Inmate
JOSE MARIO FIGUEROA was charged with assaulting a woman inmate and booked on September 26, 2023. The victim, a resident of Santa Cruz, provided evidence and eventually, Figueroa admitted to unlawful assault upon a prisoner. Sources at the prison say, off the record,...
Woman:”I’m in a wheelchair forever, thanks to DOC’s medical vendors’ neglect and malpractice “
M.J.'s medical nightmare began July 22, 2021. She woke up with no balance and her right leg dragging. M.J. immediately called an ICS and was seen by Provider Johnson. He diagnosed it as neuropathy without ordering an MRI or XRAY. Later that week she fell and hit her...
*Ding Dong the Witch is Gone! (COII PEARCH)
San Carlos got the BEST Christmas present this year......Pearch got escorted off the yard! For over a year, this pint-sized ankle biter terrorized the residents of Carlos. It was so bad that a large majority of women boycotted the Property office. (Please see archived...
Woman With Brain Tumor Dropped On Concrete By Male Guard
A 47-year-old woman with a brain tumor was manhandled by a male guard during one of her seizures. This is how her sister and bunkmate tell the incident. "Jen's grand mal seizures had been getting worse, we believe, by Naphcare's inferior tumor meds. That's our...
Elderly Diabetic With Sepsis Forced On Her Knees
A woman in her 70s was told to get on her knees and CRAWL FULLY CHAINED into a van to go to the hospital. This all started with a spider bite on the woman's stomach. When you have diabetes, any wound can become easily infected. The lady did go to medical when she got...
Woman Left in Agony for Hours at San Carlos
An Air Force veteran we featured before, had another severe injury to her previously broken leg. Her knee and ankle were left hideously swollen just before 11 am count. CO Lara was informed immediately, but she asked the inmate if she could wait until count had...
Clusterflock on Carlos
(Editors note: The DOC censored this once....what didn't they want you to know?) At 5am Monday slumbering women were suddenly woken up by screaming male voices. The guards stoically stood, two in each bay, yelling for the residents to wake up but not telling them why....
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