yard report. 11-15-21
this morning I was to go to my legal visit but was rudely yelled at to get to the fence, where I spent over a hour while they came with the dogs and decided to only shake my wing, which was in retaliation due to a inmate lodging a complaint about being targeted and harassed, so they decided to make a example and cover their asses on a harassment charge by search and destroy whole wing. " because inmates can't complain or report legitimate issues" so after 45 min I tried to tell the srgnt that I needed to get ready for legal, he basically told me to fuck off, then after a hour or so we went back in and they tore up pictures of children, poured water all over our beds, destroyed books and my legal paperwork, stole property we pay for, did not follow policy ( which they never do ). and when we tried to address it were laughed at and told to put in a inmate letter, very rude, very aggressive, all this because they want to cover up bad behavior or to prove some threatening point. took arts and crafts people are making for their children for x-mas, just a complete disregard, two weeks ago they came and because they didn't like a inmate took all her clothes that were soaking in a garbage can ( inmates use to wash clothes ) and dumped them on a sewer drain, clothes she paid for, just to be petty and a bully. * ACLU has doc in court in trial at this moment for major violations of the Ryan verses parson lawsuit** doc has been paying fines " tax payers money " instead of following settlement agreement, which has to do with our yard, the massive lockdown, NO Program, took education away, so only get 1 and 1\2 hr out a day, we already have a major issue again with self harm and mental health breakdowns, used to be 1) education 2) programs. ( self help etc classes ) 3) softball 4) exercise 5) art 3 hrs of rec and a additional 3 hrs for phase 3. so you could have 6hr a day. now 1 and half hour only, and two pods on rec field ( 70 to 80 inmates ) and two out of four working phones! so these women often can't get on phone, and when you take a population and lock them down with no options it causes major mental health issues and a heightened sensitivity, so it promotes even worse behavior, then to have a special unit come on yard just to bully and destroy rooms for no reason, makes for a explosive environment. I know for me its upsetting because we do so much to help officers and yard and as long time model inmates to be treated with such callous attitudes you can imagine how the less stable or women from abusive backgrounds feel, we are already treated as 2nd class citizens, specially women with death penalty verses men, we are stuck on a discipline yard and nothing additional, the men with death penalty get out 6-8 hrs a day. can hug their children in visits and don't have to live on a discipline yard. ( which the women are still not allowed to hug their children ,our covid restrictions haven't changed) CDC recommendations is visit outside, they refuse to let us visit outside??? and there is a designated outside visitation area. this is more upsetting to me knowing many of these women come from extreme abuse in their life's, and doc only enforces the attitude its OK to be abused and if its someone in authority you have no right to stick up for yourself, in a male dominant environment of authority. " but you better tuck your shirt in " so I had to refuse my legal visit, due to total disregard from them and no time to get ready, plus my legal paperwork ruined from the water being grown all over our belongings. this is Mon, can't wait for Tue! hahaha