Old Ronny boy has a problem. The guards can’t stop telling whoever will listen, (inmates, staff) that they’ve had enough of this place and are fixin’ to quit. The guards claim Ron is a lousy boss.

The short staffing issue has been addressed in the newspaper, but nothing has been done to keep the guards happy. The COIII’s hate Ron for not allowing any decorations in their offices, and his heavy-handed micro-management style. Perryville got this guy because he allegedly screwed up the Covid thing down South in one of the men’s prisons. Ron rarely shows up around the Units so the inmates can’t pester him.

Perryville staff and inmates would like another Warden…..please send in an application!

Does ANYTHING on Lumley go right? Check out this report on ice call. Keep in mind readers…..inmates pay for ice ($2.25 for 10lb bag) themselves.

“Well, this is the 3rd week in a row Lumley Unit has run out of ice during a 100-degree weekend. Many women try to avoid the heavy metals and toxins in the tap water, by buying ice and using the melted water for drinking. The ice is made from purified water. Why don’t we just buy bottled water? The PRICE! We spend $15.75 per week for ice that yields 35 bottles of water. The bottled water at the store ($1.30 for a 20oz bottle) would cost $45.50 per week. And how many Sherpa’s would I have to hire to get that many cases to my room?

This is the only solution. Lumley is so poorly run, that they can’t even keep the freezer stocked with ice. Here is the bottom line….they DON’T CARE! One guard told me, ‘I don’t gotta do nothin’ for you except make sure you got a pulse, now go away!’

PW: ‘The inmates continually complain about lack of clothing, and the horrible condition of them. What can you tell us about State Issue?’

“The DOC don’t want to give the inmates ANY new clothing. The only way to get it is to buy it. The supervisors tell the State Issue officers to not pass out new clothing to inmates, but to keep it on the shelves to make the inventory logs look good. That way when the dog and pony tours go through, they look like they’re fully stocked with new clothes. It’s also common corruption for the workers to sell new duds to their fellow inmates, while the officer looks the other way. That’s why the new inmates get no sheets and used and torn underwear, no socks, etc.”

PW: ‘What can you tell us about the conditions of the kitchens on Perryville?’

“Oh geeze! If the Health Department ever made a surprise visit, they would shut them down. Of course, there is no such thing as a surprise, because they are tipped off before, and they scrub like mad to pass. They change the expired labels to current, hide the rat shit, and paint over mold on walls. I’m still don’t know how the DOC gets away with serving pet food, labeled NOT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. It has always amazed me.”

PW: ‘Do the staff drink the tap water, or eat the prison food?’

“(roars with laughter) Are you kidding me!!??? All yard officers carry their own bottled water to work, and upper-level staff have bottled water brought into the offices. I don’t know how the inmates drink that crap, I can’t even get it past my nose….eww. Back before 2010, we used to eat the food, because it was free to us, and it wasn’t half bad. When contractors took over the prison chow, we left it alone. Why do you think the women are so sick all the time? Transportation officers tell me that 90% of medical transport is cancer….. what does that tell ya. There has been a rash of hysterectomies in Perryville that the DOC wants to keep quiet. These poor girls are treated less than human.”

(Part 3 of this interview coming soon.)