by Editor | Nov 16, 2019 | front page, Inmate Stories
Recently, Perryville Santa Cruz Unit suffered a tragedy. A young woman chose to end her life. Although the circumstances of her pain will never fully be known, we appreciate the special COII officers who took the time to counsel with her as often as they could. We...
by Admin | Oct 29, 2019 | front page, Inmate Stories
[Disclaimer: This website does not independently verify inmates’ stories. We only give them their First Amendment right to speak. An inmate wrote us this account and said she was working as an informant on behalf of the D.O.C.] Dateline Santa Cruz: “Ms. R,...
by Editor | Sep 27, 2019 | front page, Health, Inmate Stories
Dateline Santa Maria: This is L.B.’s story, corroborated by her daughter. “I am a 50-year-old woman with a history of hypertension. In the last 2 years at Santa Maria, I have struggled with Medical to get my blood pressure under control. My everyday range,...
by Editor | Sep 24, 2019 | front page, Inmate Stories
Up until recently, an inmate could buy a lightbulb for $0.78. Then came the outrageous $2.00 lightbulb. But Keefe/Trinity, not done bilking the inmates out of ther hard-won dime, jacked up the price to $7.00!! I’ve heard of $2,000 toilet seats purchased by the...
by Admin | Sep 23, 2019 | front page, Inmate Stories
Dateline San Carlos: A recent search on San Carlos had the addition of black-clothed commandos called the dreaded men in black. These squads made up of all men over 6-feet tall, were created to quell riots and suppress inmate unrest, or to deal with hostage...
by Admin | Sep 18, 2019 | front page, Infrastructure, Inmate Stories, Smoking
Dateline Lumley Unit: Numerous women wrote in with very similar stories about Lumley’s lawless behavior. Residents complain about out-of-control smoking; in line to the store, to the chow hall, in the chow hall, on the runs, in the rooms – everywhere! They...
