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 1970’s by male inmates, for male inmates. The women didn’t come here until about 1990. AS in all government, the cheapest bid got the job. By all reports, this prison was raised fast, and I suspect, with the minimum of supervision of the builder/inmates. These are eye witness reports from the current women residents.

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.

Ms. Ohio: “OMG, You people live in Russia!”

Ms. Ohio: “OMG, You people live in Russia!”

(We thought you readers would enjoy this rant from a young lady who just transferred from Ohio state prison to Perryville:-)

” What kind of backward state prison is this?! Are you sure my flight from Dayton wasn’t diverted to Moscow? This Carlos unit is filthy. They let you smoke here? Are you crazy? And they smoke in the BATHROOMS! The guards don’t care….they let them smoke wherever they want.

I was told this living facility is “dorm style”. This is an aircraft hanger made for storing people. The women don’t live here, they are squashed together in an overcrowded storage unit. There’s no recreation area except the baseball field, a puny little room in each bay with no chairs called a “rec room”. Ohio has arts and crafts (all supplied by the state), dog program, nursery for mothers, full service gym, basketball, rugby, baseball, all sports, horticulture projects, foreign language classes, web design, culinary arts, beauty school, etc.

Inmates WANT to work in the kitchen because of all the incentives. A 30 day perfect attendance gets you meals at Olive Garden, Sam’s Pizza, Christmas parties with gifts, i.e. scarfs, hats, gloves, coffee mugs.

I was told you have Aramark here…..um we have Aramark in Ohio and the food doesn’t resemble this crap. Are you sure it’s the same company? OUR Aramark has BBQ Ribs, fish filets with tarter sauce, banana splits, Caesar salad w/egg, ham,chicken, tomatoes, for desert brownies, huge cheeseburgers, real French fries, chicken on the bone. Aramark never runs out if food, never has shortages. They have Fresh Favs which are restaurant quality meals that are tremendous, and Icara which are packaged goods your family can send in. An example is 3 whole bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes for $5.50, and delivered to the inmates room.

And what’s with your guards?? They are so rude! Ohio guards are kind and nice, yes they are. I just went through my first “shake” in this god-forsaken prison. I was so mortified that a dog was sniffing my butt! And some strange woman was demanding a body cavity search….you are barbarians!!! Don’t you have SCANNERS? Yes, Ohio has cell searches but they don’t get you naked.

You folks call that a Medical department? All you have is a PA and NP…..I didn’t see a MD anywhere. I only saw 3 RN’s…..for 1300 women???? How long have you been able to get away with that? We had Franklin Medical Center onsite within the prison. It was a modern, clean, infirmary with labs, x-ray, all diagnostic tools, same day service for eye exams and glasses.

When I call my family on the phone I am so depressed being here. I really didn’t know America still had draconian prisons like this. I feel so sorry for the poor women unlucky enough to have been sentenced in Arizona.”

Did Director Thornell go back to Maine?

Did Director Thornell go back to Maine?

We don’t monitor the men’s prisons, but it seems Thornell has abandoned Perryville. The ladies get word that the Director is coming to an event, and then he doesn’t show up. He’s leaving Perryville rudderless and without effective leaders. Warden Stickley left her position abruptly after a very short tenure. Wardens of Perryville seem to be gone by the time their picture is put up in the lobby.

Why is that Ryan? Can’t you pick a Warden that will lead this complex for years instead of minutes? Your biggest administrative duty is to find honest and dedicated staff for the residents…..their lives depend on it. Graft and corruption at the ladies’ prison goes unabated, and you just sit there at Central Office….and…and…do what? What DO you fill your job time with?

Everything is BROKEN here Ryan. Broken. Fix it!

Inmates on San Carlos GASED with hydro sulfuric gas!

Inmates on San Carlos GASED with hydro sulfuric gas!

Hydro Sulfuric gas is the name of the gas that emanates from sewage systems. It causes nausea, vomiting, headaches, malaise, cough, and in high enough concentrations…. coma and death.

Bays A and B have been having this problem reportedly, in the last several years. Accounts vary as to when the problem started, but most residents testify that in the last year, the smell of sewage permeating the bays has been the worst. B bay bears the brunt of the fumes.

According to emails and grievances that we were shown, the women claim staff treat this as a mere inconvenience, and when they pressed Lt. Adamu for an answer, he merely said, “Pour water down the drain hole.” And this solves the health threat how??!! The women report that when the smell is unbearable, they fill trash cans with water, and pour the water on each drain in the bathrooms and showers. That mitigates the odor somewhat but is only a bandaid on a gaping wound.

We spoke with some professional plumbers who say if the pipes around Carlos are old, (they are) then it’s possible that a pipe is broken and that is causing the backup of fumes into the bay. Also, they surmise, that the land could have shifted and that caused a problem with the pipes. Either way, they recommended putting a camera on a “snake” and finding out where the problem is.

We also interviewed ladies who work on maintenance and special projects, and they said that scheduled maintenance on plumbing and P-traps are sporadic and not regular. These women describe donning respirators (the smell is horrific) to scrape and clean the outside plumbing and traps and put in an enzyme treatment. It’s supposed to be done once a month, but one gal said it’s been 5 months since she has done that treatment.

In one grievance response written by the Captain, he says, “The porters have been directed to flush the lines out daily.”. We couldn’t find any inmate porters that ever heard of such a thing. Since when is a bathroom porter in charge of plumbing?

What we are concerned about is health, as we’ve received many complaints about headaches and nausea from residents of B bay. Several women report they went to Medical about these symptoms.

We submit to our readers that Carlos administration is only concerned with the possible cost of a major plumbing rehab operation, and the suffering of the residents don’t matter to them one iota.

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Clusterflock on Carlos

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