Health Horror Stories
"These stories of health abuse are not independently verified by the editors of this website. However, all of the women have agreed to a HIPPA release to any qualified attorney willing to take their case, or to an investigative reporter from the media."
Lumley, the ass end of Peeville
I’m starting the HALL OF SHAME for guards who refuse to wear masks here. L. Garcia, lets start with you. This guard went his entire shift with no mask! There will be more.
Today started with my morning jog as usual. I’m as deaf as a post, but I could hear a loud banging coming from the SMI cage on A yard. I was close enough to see this poor girl flailing her fists against the glass, and could hear her scream. No one was paying any attention. I went to the guard shack and said *do you hear that?* The guard just shrugged.
Later I went by and saw them chain her up, to load her into yet another cage. People were not meant to be treated like this. You’ve heard the expression *meaner than a junkyard dog*? Is this the way our government cares for the mentally ill? Mans’ inhumanity to man….or woman.
More medical nightmares
Dateline Cruz: I was diagnosed with back injury and anklosing spondilitis. I resisted the spinal shots they wanted to give me, but I was in 24 hour unrelenting pain. The first shot went ok but did not give me pain relief. The 2nd almost killed me. When the doctor put the needle in I immediately knew something was wrong…then he rammed it home and I felt like I was struck by lightning. I screamed but he didn’t stop.
When I got back to the prison and checked in, I told them I was losing bladder control and wasn’t able to feel my legs fully. They dismissed my concerns then and continued to do so later.
As I found out 6 months later, I had 5 out of 6 symptoms that should have gotten me to an emergency room. I was incontinent but they gave me no diapers, my legs would give out and I was frequently falling. One time I hit my head and was unconscious for an hour. I described my symptoms as *sitting on a Weber BBQ*. The provider refused me a wheelchair, lay-in food tray, pain pills, or diapers.
As with most medical issues acquired in prison, I’ll have to wait for treatment until I go home. Cruelty thy name is prison.
RN Nurse on Lumley Gets Our Vote
As the best health care professional this quarter. I watched NURSE D’ANTONIO (forgive me if I spelled that wrong), work with mentally challenged inmates on B yard, with compassion and understanding. She never talked down to them or treated them with contempt, nor did she change when helping an educated inmate….all were equal to her. This prison is fortunate to have an RN of this caliber!
“Waiting for a hysterectomy in prison”
Letter from a patient. "I have been waiting for a hysterectomy for 3 years in Perryville. I have endured almost continual bleeding for that long. The DOC's for-profit health insurance will try anything to get out of paying for that surgery. At first, they denied the...
The Mental Health Toll of COVID and Quarantines
With our women currently held in lock-down since March, their access to communication with the outside world has been severely restricted. Add the additional 14 day quarantine of only an hour a day recreation, you have a mental health disaster that has not been...
Filthy and Crowded with No Soap in the Bathroom
Dateline: San Carlos Medical 8-18-29. Pill call and temp checks were called at the same time today. The inside of the lobby was PACKED with inmates trying to get medication and temp checks, all at the same time. Only 3 women were wearing masks. It was absolute chaos...
Snippets Overheard
Nurse Tony said to nurse Pennington, "Well, we better hurry with pill call or we'll be on that Perryville women blog!". Yes, ladies, my ears are everywhere:-)-----------------------------Lumley emptied out 2 wings in closed custody, to accommodate COVID inmates at...
Shortcuts in Medical?
Getting needed medication when you're in prison isn't an easy process at the best of times. You have to report to pill call at a specific time. You line up with everyone else needing to get their meds, standing outside in the weather. Rain? Stand in line. Heat? Stand...
The DOC is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic
We are in touch with some members of the Directors COVID Task Force. They gather information about how things are working on the units. This committee finds additional measures to keep inmates safe. Here are the core items on their list. Let's go through them and...
Why aren’t inmates getting tested as promised by Governor?
NYT: This is the list of side-by-side comparison of countries and states of COVID positively rates-Bahrain, Oman, Qatar....and then Arizona. The Times pointed out that those countries have a large number of migrant workers who live in cramped quarters, with sub-par...
San Carlos Conducts Inspection with Dirty Gloves
In the middle of a pandemic, officers refused to change gloves between inspecting and handling each inmate's property and linens. After touching 54 other beds/cubbies in 'A' Bay an officer said "I'm not going to change gloves, it's hot and sweaty.". He put his...
The Story as We Heard It
On July 3 we posted that an inmate had died the previous night (read that here.) Since that article, this is what we have been told. Please keep in mind that we cannot verify the completeness or accuracy of the details, however, we promised to follow up with what we...
More Info on MVD – Maria
As reported, MVD has closed on Maria. A former inmate, Rebecca Dinning, worked there for 3 and half years. She was released a month ago but kept in touch with her coworkers. These inmates told her that some staff tested positive for the virus. The inmates" had a few...
BREAKING NEWS! Sources: COVID at Hickmans and Print Shop
Staff sources report at least 4 alleged cases of COVID-19 at Hickman's Farm. Reports say the Piestawa unit is the "new" quarantine area for the Hickman outbreak. Thay put a barricade between the 2 parts of Pie to section off confirmed cases of COVID, and women who...
COVID-19 Update
Director Shinn announced all inmates would be tested. Now, WHICH test remains to be seen. (In other words the DOC doesn't know yet). Antibody or swab? When will the inmates be tested? Guess? Right, they don't know. The staff will be tested first, and by facility. Did...
I was in prison for 17years and have seen so many people die in front of me It’s traumatic and I have PTSD from it. Medical never helped me for my heart problems, never took tests, just told me I have congested heart failure and didn’t do anything for me. I saw it every day. They never helped us, made us always feel like we were lying and would send us away. Making people work in the kitchen who have scoliosis, heart problems, people who have AIDS and Hep C as well as other STDs. There’s rat poop on our kitchen food, birds all over our trays that we eat off of making us all even sicker, black mold everywhere. We can’t breathe in our cells due to all the mold and crud in our walls, vents, and coolers. They are trying to kill us – they don’t care and the money they get for us does not go to us. There is so much more.
I’ve been sexually attacked by the CO police officers twice. I have my whole life to account for in there and I’m surprised I made it out after 17years. They have medium inmates on max yards getting assaulted and they don’t care. They say it is due to no room. They also send you to max yard as punishment without ever getting tickets. It’s all retaliation. They will ruin your life if you don’t do what they want. They make up lies, yep the sergeants, if you refuse to work because you don’t feel good. I heard a Sergeant say “Oh you’re going to hurt yourself” then cuff her up and put her in isolation when the girl never said it. I’ve seen it all, believe that.