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.
Diabetic Faces Amputation Due To No Care Naphcare
This is a very sad story, but unfortunately emblematic of a growing healthcare crisis at Perryville.
As you may know, diabetics have trouble with their feet from this disease. We will call her Pat. For two months Pat had been in and out of medical trying to resolve a sore on her foot. The provider said it was “just a bunion” and prescribed foot soaks.
When the “bunion” became infected, medical delayed getting Pat her much-needed antibiotics. When she finally received them, the kind and course of antibiotic was incorrect, and that led to a deeper infection. Even after a real MD prescribed the correct course of antibiotics, it was too late and infection had moved into her bone.
As of this writing, Pat is in the hospital and doctors are working to save her foot from amputation.
Do DOC Staff Have the Right To Deny An ICS?
The short answer is no. So why do they try?
We’ve been sent names of a lieutenant, a sergeant, and even an RN, that are allegedly (according to family) trying to REFUSE an inmate asking for immediate medical attention. Nowhere in policy does it say they can do that. This long-time lieutenant (yes, we have her name), thinks she has a medical degree and can decide who gets to call an ICS.
We will continue to monitor them, and if they persist we will put their names in bold print on this blog.
Medical Grievances Skyrocket Under Naphcare
Medical staff source: “We have received an unprecedented amount of grievances from patients in Perryville, regarding deliberate indifference and gross incompetence. We’ve had to divert a needed staff member to field these grievances full-time.”
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