by Editor | Sep 14, 2022 | front page, Infrastructure
As the OB/GYN handed me my first bag of diapers, I said “I knew this day would come.” If you are following the previous stories about Charley Bay, you know it is an extension of IPC and the SNU. This is where the DOC stores its minimum elderly, infirm,...
by Editor | Sep 6, 2022 | front page, Infrastructure, Inmate Stories
It’s 115 degrees outside, add 7 degrees more for urban heat syndrome, caused by nothing but cement and asphalt in PeeVille. This is a killer heat wave for all the women incarcerated in medium and closed custody. I survived 11 summers on Lumley, Cruz and Maria...
by Editor | Aug 27, 2022 | front page, Inmate Stories
Your 73-year-old reporter is on week 2 of San Carlos, and I’m starting to look past the wonders of air conditioning. I’m sure readers that have never been in Perryville, wonder why I’m so enthralled with a/c. To them…please read the archives of...
by Editor | Aug 23, 2022 | front page, Inmate Stories
This is one woman’s journey from Medium custody to Minimum custody.–Ed. “Winston Churchill famously said, ‘If you’re going through Hell…keep on going.’ That would be true of my 13 years in Perryville’s medium custody...
by Editor | Aug 5, 2022 | Editorial
Disclosure information regarding sexual abuse in Perryville. When our staff started this blog a few years ago, we hired a prominent attorney to make sure we didn’t get sued. We get lots of letters about alleged incidents between male guards and female inmates....