Why ADC’s continued stinginess with TP, pads, and tampons?? We don’t get it. Carlos has intermittent problems with supply, Maria has complaints about them, as does Cruz. Recently, we’ve had letters from Lumley about supply issues. Each Lumley inmate gets 2 TPs per week delivered to them. If they need more, they are supposed to find them at the bubble. But women say officers are “always out”. The same with pads and tampons. One gal wrote us, “I asked the guard in the bubble for pads, and he sullenly said ‘I’m eating’,” He wouldn’t even put his sandwich down to pass her some pads. Unfortunately, stories like this are repeated all over the women’s prison.
A robust supply of feminine hygiene products at Perryville? NOT!
Sadly, when I was on Carol’s I had the same issues. And when i ran out of tp I was told to go to the ‘State Issue’ officer and ask for a roll. At which time she told me, “Not my problem, buy it from commissary. You are issued 2 rolls per week and that is all you will receive!” The funny thing was sometimes we would get our tp issued on Thursdays or Fridays or Saturdays… it was never consistent. Also, buying tp on the store… hahaha what a joke. More than half of the time it would not come in.