Stories Direct from The Inmates
Life in Perryville
Passed Out Woman Kicked on Ground by Guard
“I was waiting at the Admin gate to go back to my yard when I saw what looked to be a bag of laundry on the concrete about 300 ft away. The more I looked at it the more it resembled a person laying there. A guard approached her body, and instead of immediately bending down to feel for a pulse, he kicked her with his boot to see if she moved. I was incredulous!
He finally got on his radio to alert staff, and then walked away.
Over my shoulder, I saw higher-level staff s-l-o-w-l-y sauntering over to her. If they were going any slower they’d be going backward. I didn’t get to see what happened to her as we were whisked away behind the fence. (Santa Cruz)”
The cAGEing of Perryville
Recently, we heard from an elderly inmate, and this is her letter about fellow aging women in prison.
“I hadn’t been back to Cruz unit in over 3 years. Cruz is where they store most of the aging population in medium custody. Women in their 60s and 70s all know each other because no one else will look out for us….but us!
I had spent most of that 3 years in Carlos and Maria units, so it was a real shock to come back to Cruz again. I didn’t recognize most of my buddies. They all used canes or wheelchairs, their hair had turned white, or they were in IPC, SNU, or the hospital. A stunning number of them had cancer.
At 72 I felt like the last one standing. Indeed, I had just finished my morning jog. What had happened while I had been away? Is the water or food causing cancer? Or is it the horrible medical care?
That will never be investigated, so we’ll never know. “
I Know Why the Caged Bird Stopped Singing
As Editor of this blog, I have been optimistic about change in the DOC…I mean thinking it was possible. I even had the ridiculous notion that I could be an instrument of change through this online blog. I admit defeat.
In my 13 years in this miserable institution, I have strived to bring these atrocities to the attention of the public. I reasoned that if the public knew what was really happening inside these walls, there would be a major outcry for better treatment of prisoners.
In 13 years the misery of women here has only gotten worse. Corruption is rampant and intrinsic to the DOC. I will be released and going home in the next few years. But after 18 years of physical, mental, and emotional abuse, one question remains…. Who will rehabilitate me from my DOC “rehabilitation?
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