Infrastructure Nightmares
Introduction to this Topic by the Editor
I need to give you a little background on Perryville so this will be more understandable. This prison was built in the early
Explaining the Shower Picture
This is an accurate sketch of a real shower in “B” yard, Santa Cruz unit. Do you see the loose wires hanging in the lower door jamb? I was told they were “live” because this shower light is still on. I won’t test this theory! I’ve tried to portray all the standing water in front of those wires. All the shower units have standing water because the drains are all plugged.
Standing water = black mold we see everywhere
When inmates complained about the condition of this shower, they just took off the door and left it open. In the shower next to this one (not pictured) is the same filth.
The regulators (hot and cold) will not engage so moving the handle from Hot to Cold does nothing. The temperature the DOC sets is what you get. In the winter the water is cold and in the summer, it’s hot. The water pressure would increase dramatically if they would soak the shower heads in Lime-aWay to remove 50 years of accumulated minerals.
New A/C for Staff – No Shower Rehab for Inmates
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 hot-cold water are all shot. The maintenance man sets the temperature and that’s what you get. A woman NEVER goes barefoot in the shower because of slippery slime mold on the floor, peeling plaster, and crumbling concrete everywhere. Sometimes doors close and sometimes they don’t. Shower curtains look like swiss cheese or are shredded. Capt. Darby was quoted as saying “Shower curtains are out-of-stock.”
No wonder women feel stripped of their dignity.
Here are other stories about the shower conditions:
https://www.perryvillewomen.com/2019/03/27/i-think-the-floor-is-about-to-cave-in-by-s-s/
https://www.perryvillewomen.com/infrastructure-nightmares/
Perryville, 1st to Pilot New Computer System
Maria Polletta of the “Arizona Republic” recently wrote an article titled “System used to track prisoners nearing “catastrophic” failure.” The article explains why inmate release dates are incorrect, pharmacy medications don’t follow inmates when they transfer to new locations, and a whole host of other problems.
I used to joke when I first got to Perryville (2010) that the prison’s computers are so fouled up that they might as well still be running DOS! EEK – I was right!
You can read the article here if you are a subscriber: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/09/06/arizona-prisoner-management-system-3-years-late-7-million-over-budget/2203020001/
Inmates: “Anything Goes on Lumley”
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 say there is “no such thing as a non-smoking area.”
Rampant illegal tattooing is taking place while the guards look away. On 9-5-19 Lumley had a “shake” (inspection) and before they were through the first wing, the supervisors had a notebook full of 27 names of people with new tattoos, and a box full of colored inks and tattoo paraphernalia. We don’t know how much they found by the end of the shake.
One inmate recently transferred out of an “overflow room” on “A” yard. She describes a room with no bunk, one dirty mattress on the floor, used tampons and filth littering the area, and an overflowing busted toilet. These rooms are obviously not cleaned between occupants.
Sounds like the Deputy Warden needs to “clean up” this unit in more ways than one!
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