Stories Direct from The Inmates
Life in Perryville
Does the DOC Hate the Elderly That Much?
(Op-ed from 73 year old medium custody inmate)
Two man cells on medium units have 2 narrow windows in the back of the room. It is proven science that covering the windows from the sun, with curtains or shutters, reduces the indoor temperature by 20%. These cells have no curtains of course, so inmates make do with paper.
This July, in record-breaking heat, staff has decided to have us take down our meager coverings because “It’s a security issue”. In other words, the guards “can’t see in the dark room” well enough to see what we’re doing.
What do they do at night? They use FLASHLIGHTS! So rather than cook inmates in their hot concrete boxes, why not use flashlights during the day?????
Missing and Erroneous Temp Checks in Medium Custody Units?
Last week the biggest volume of complaints from PeeVille was the lack of temperature checks, as required by policy, for non-air-conditioned rooms on Lumley and Santa Cruz.
As reported by the Arizona Republic, Perryville has been allotted millions of dollars to FINALLY put a/c in the living quarters of inmates. Media outlets have reported before, that staff has been caught fudging the temp numbers on the official tally.
Apparently, that scheme has accelerated this summer in this intense heat.
(From inmate on Cruz dated 7-11-22) “I am in a swamp-cooled room, that is off more than on. Besides, swamp units don’t cool in the humidity or high temperatures anyway. This year there have not been any temp checks on this yard.
Early in the summer, guards put the thermometer in front of the vent, which is NOT an accurate representation of the room. A Sargent, on the sly, taught me the correct way according to policy. The thermometer is placed in the middle of the room, wait 2 full minutes, and record. Also, I’m tall enough to see over their shoulder and monitor what number they put down…..it’s ALWAYS 89 degrees. My neighbors said the same thing.
If it’s over 90 they have to put us in a/c and they don’t want to do that, so even if the real temp is 100 they record 89. The staff doesn’t care how many of us they kill.”
Woman with severed fingers claims she got no pain meds other than aspirin
A worker at Print Shop almost lost her hand in one of the machines there. Allegedly, two fingers were stripped away, but 911 was called immediately. At the hospital, surgeons were able to reattach the ring and index fingers, although time will tell if she can use them again.
The biggest story here is, according to her, Medical would not prescribe anything stronger than aspirin. When the inmate saw her surgeon for a follow-up and was told about the lack of pain meds, the surgeon called the prison, “A bunch of savages”.
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