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.
Lumley Unit
300 women ask to leave Lumley: Like lemmings to the sea, these gals fought to get out of Lumley. The opportunity arose when the COIV asked for volunteers to transfer to another Unit, like Santa Cruz. This COIV was inundated and overwhelmed with requests! This should give the staff, especially DW Taliban Bendel, that they run a sh*t show. We bet they don’t do a darn thing differently
And it’s no wonder why!
Only Lumley women are humiliated with marching single file everywhere they go. Taliban Bendel strikes again in his war against medium custody women. Not only are they still ‘escorted’ wherever they go on the Unit, but now he antagonizes them further by making them march in a straight line. Does Bendel think this is the military? A prisoner of war camp? Kindergarten? In our opinion, this DW is a misogynist….a hater of females. Why else would he humiliate Lumley residents?
The first week of Parsons v. Ryan trial
(This story by Jimmy Jenkins in conjunction with The Marshall Project. Get updates on the trial through The Marshall Project on Facebook or Twitter)
This trial pits Arizona DOC against its prisoners, who argue that the medical services they receive are so poor, they constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
Centurion is the latest in a string of for-profit companies that don’t pass muster with the courts. These are a very small sample of examples that attorneys will chronicle:
- A man who died after his swollen legs split open, the wounds seeping pus and swarmed by flies
- A prisoner with mental illness who was in so much distress that he chewed off his fingers
- A man who entered prison with a small bump on his face that went untreated and became a baseball-sized disfiguring tumor:
- And several people were denied access to mental health care who later killed themselves.
Prisons hire these companies, like Centurion, to save money…. but they don’t. Arizona spends tens of millions of dollars on privatization instead of health care. Only five states spend less per patient per yea,r at $3,529. The average median is $5,720. This trial is expected to last three weeks.
Registered Nurse: “H. Pylori is rampant in Perryville”
An RN source alerted us to this story. According to her, this serious bacterial disease is prevalent in prisons….at least AZ prisons. This virulent strain of bacteria is, according to the Merck manual, is the cause of gastritis and ulcers. Long-term infection increases the risk of stomach cancer. Other research found this bacteria is found in FILTHY places, i.e. greasy spoon diners, unwashed utensils, and unsanitary conditions.
Remember we told you about Perryville’s main complex kitchen being shut down for horrific violations of basic sanitation. Of course, the hordes of rats found in the kitchen and storerooms didn’t help matters. This prison was built in the early ’70s, and as we know the DOC hates to part with money, and so new dishwashers are rarely installed.
According to sources, the old dishwashers don’t get to the required temperature to sanitize the dishes/trays. Bleach is supposed to be added, but bleach is in short supply as inmates steal it from the kitchen so they can clean their rooms. Especially with the advent of Covid. You can’t blame them when basic cleaning supplies are almost nonexistent. We will keep in touch with the Health Department and keep you apprised.
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