by Editor | Apr 19, 2022 | front page, Infrastructure
The prison decided to close down the Maria unit to save on staff. At the same time, they admitted their mistake 3 years ago, and that was to put Closed Custody on Medium yards. Apparently, they forgot the old adage of “One bad apple spoils the whole...
by Editor | Apr 8, 2022 | front page, Infrastructure
Santa Maria unit has had conflicting news about its fate for months now. A prison runs on rumors, but all reports point to an entity that has no clue about what’s going on. Recently, in one day, there were 3 different announcements regarding the closing of Maria...
by Editor | Apr 6, 2022 | front page, Infrastructure
Really? I almost don’t know what to say about this one. Of course, we did due diligence trying to find an answer from the prison as to WHY. And we received the usual reply….silence, or shrug, or I dunno. Coloring is a well-known stress reliever, many...
by Editor | Apr 4, 2022 | front page, Inmate Stories
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...
by Editor | Apr 4, 2022 | front page, Health, Infrastructure
I have always been skeptical of how much “stress” affects one’s health. Well, I’m a believer now. I have empirical evidence of my own blood lab work. If you read the articles about how bad Lumley Unit treats its residents, you can understand...
by Editor | Feb 4, 2022 | Food, front page, Infrastructure
The Keefe/Trinity Corp has found yet another way to scalp inmates of their precious few dollars. Not happy with a complete monopoly on food that inmates have no choice but to consume, but they want MORE money for their “restaurant meals”. Billed as...
