by Editor | Jan 2, 2020 | front page, Infrastructure
We have received numerous complaints from families whose loved ones in the R&A division of Santa Maria are living in squalor on cement floors and locked in bathrooms. The “lucky” ones get an inflatable “boat” to sleep in to keep them off...
by Editor | Dec 30, 2019 | front page, Infrastructure, Inmate Stories
Update 1/6/2020: Due to media pressure the DOC has given the ladies toilet paper and feminine hygiene products. Back to normal Update as of 12/30/19: Sign posted on the office NO TP NO TAMPONSNO PADS Women report that when they are given a roll of toilet paper, the...
by Editor | Dec 26, 2019 | front page, Infrastructure
Reported from staff members and inmate families: Deputy Warden Pitz sent back cases of toilet paper meant for 384 woman inmates. They have been without toilet paper for weeks. When a new shipment comes in D.W. Pitz will only allow one roll per week for these...
by Editor | Nov 19, 2019 | front page, Health, Infrastructure
Dateline Santa Maria: On October 22, 2019, between the hours of 9:30 and noon women residents on “B” yard, cells in block #2 (2105 to 21-12 and 22-10 to 22-12) were subjected to Natural Sealant 104 fumes. As workers were applying a roof coating, women...
by Editor | Sep 28, 2019 | front page, Infrastructure
Arizona Department of Corrections is experiencing a mass exodus of employees. Many have left to join the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. Others have been forced to retire in the wake of recent scandals and exposed corruption. Still more refuse to work for an...
by Editor | Sep 26, 2019 | Infrastructure
Dateline Santa Maria – Townhall 9-11-19: Repair of the primitive and mold-infested, third-world showers the women have to use will be on hold until after new air-conditioning units are installed for the comfort of the staff. The regulator valves that control...
