by Editor | Jul 26, 2022 | front page, Infrastructure
Male guards asking to work on Charlie yard (Santa Cruz) for the “peep-show. A letter we received alleged that guards enjoy working in C yard because it’s the only yard that has unrestricted views of naked women in the showers. On A, B, and D, the new...
by Editor | Jul 14, 2022 | front page, Infrastructure
Every other unit in PeeVille has 4 ice calls during the summer months. San Carlos which is bigger than Cruz, has ice calls precisely at 4 intervals during the day. One can even set your watch by it. So size is not an excuse. Families of Cruz inmates, place the blame...
by Editor | Jul 14, 2022 | front page, Infrastructure, Inmate Stories
“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...
by Editor | Jun 27, 2022 | front page, Infrastructure
I came from Santa Maria medium unit, and the culture shock has been intense. On Maria, we were treated like capable adults, no locked gates, no escorts, no sweat. Here on Cruz, we’re told to walk in a straight line (what is this, kindergarten?) and only move at...
by Editor | Jun 23, 2022 | front page, Infrastructure
The inmates that had the misfortune to be transferred to Cruz, have stuffed our mailbox with their tales of woe. “Holy shit! Who let out the zombies? Did they close down Flamingo? (ed. note: Flamingo is the name of the mental health facilities.). Because the...
by Editor | Jun 10, 2022 | front page, Infrastructure
NaphCare, an Alabama (which tells you a lot right there) based prison health provider, was awarded the contract Friday. This outfit usually seeks out “maga jails” to contract. Last year NaphCare was fined $700,000 for violating the False Claims Act by...