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LARRY BRANCAMP (392597RCI ) little is knowen bout wut staff talk bout
the virus so little is given to
inmates as i an inmates in the
wis department of corrections and wua at an institution that wuz on
lockdown due to the flu the whole social distancing dose not work in the doc because the inmates
the inmates live so close togther and use all the same areas it basically
impossible to keep the 6 foot
distance from everyone and we dont get all the safty equipment to sanatize at all the only way it will come
into the institution is by staff becuase they r the only ones who come and go
KONITZER (105033 RCI 1964 55) plague
today's date is 4-04-2020
dear peg
hi again. well this is interesting...woke up this am for breakfast and
was still locked in from the overnight. then doors started popping. went to
breakfast and only one tier was called at a time in addition to this, we were
told "only two to a table." this is a departure from the way things
had been.
I neglected to mention in my
prior email to you that there is a real serious problem right now with the
amount of disinfectant that is being sprayed around the unit. these units are
essentially being poisoned with this stuff, which is ineffective unless allowed
to sit for ten minutes. however, inmates never let it sit this long, they put
it on mist, then wipe the surface they sprayed it on, right away. this stuff is serious. the spray they use can
cause permanent lung damage when breathed in. its not suppose to be breathed
in. its sprayed around us even when we are eating. we have fans in the unit day
rooms. three ceiling fans. these fans should be turned off when
disinfectant is being sprayed around the day room, but they never are.
as a result, this misted spray is floating around on thermal air currents when
the cool air from the fans is being pushed toward the floor. we are breathing
this shit in on a daily basis. these dumb ##### don't have the sense to put
this disinfectant in an empty peanut butter bucket and dip a rag in there, ring
it a bit, and wipe stuff down with a saturated rag, allowing it to dry on its
own. all this stuff being done for covid won't be worth #### if they are
causing inmates to develop permanent lung damage, cpod or lung cancer or other
lung disease from this #### being sprayed all over the unit.
I get it that it has to be
used. its how it is being used that is the problem.
this #### is not suppose to be sprayed around food or people who are
eating, but this is routinely being done. and its being done for nothing, since
it is not being left on the tables long enough. they could get the same effect
from water being used. everyone is in such a dam hurry to get something
done that they don't care whether its being done right. I was told in no
uncertain terms by a graduate of the janitorial program that this yellow
disinfectant spray is a serious health hazard and not to be routinely sprayed
where people will breathe it in. or around food or people who are eating. I am
going to get the info for the company that makes and distributes this stuff so
you can verify with a phone call how dangerous this stuff is.in addition to all
this, inmates are mixing the stuff, not staff, so the #### is also ALWAYS
stronger than it is suppose to be. its suppose to be a very very pale yellow, I
have frequently seen it much darker than this however. we have one idiot over
here who believes that if a given amount is good. then twice that amount will
be better!!!
well, I'm going to get this off
to u. I love you my friend. take care and stay well and safe. DD.
RCI
37)SCOTT KONITZER (105033)4 420
today is Friday 4-03-2020
dear peg
hi there. it was great talking to u today. I'm glad to hear u are okay.
I have to say I'm worried about u a bit. its good to know u are keeping
isolated.
I think u are being lied to
about how the system is dealing with corona.
the facility came out with a
memo to try and minimize social contact and part of that is to not have inmates
crammed into the dining room. it is my understanding that one tier of one side
of a unit is to eat at a time. which
means four separate groups. however, some staff are doing this and
others are saying they aren't going to do it because they think "its
stupid." I guess
it wouldn't be that stupid if they were packed in there like we are.
inmate movement is limited and only one tier is allowed day room at a time.
however, this is being ineffectually enforced with inmates frequently coming
out to use the phone , shower, courtyard and microwave and staff are
not
really keeping this type of shit in check. they have the ability to
lock the cells electronically of the tier that is not suppose to be out but
aren't doing it. in addition to this, they are still making everyone stand
count outside their cells
every day, four times a day. standing only a foot away from each other.
it would be possible for staff to walk the tier and do counts with inmates in
their cells. but apparently this is too much work, or just "stupid."
in addition to all this, they
are MAKING us eat in the unit dining room. there
is no option for inmates to get their tray and bring it back to their
cell to if. I know at least a dozen guys that would if allowed to, including
myself.
I foresee that this shit is going to make it into the prison system and
it is
going to spread like crazy due to the half added social distancing by
inmates, some of which we have no control over.
I have to tell u I am kind of
scared. I'm forced to go to his twice a week to get my hormone patch. they
could send this patch to the unit but they came up with this bullshit where
inmates who are on the patch have to change it at his. they claim this policy
was created due to credible evidence that inmates were trafficking in female
hormones, which frankly is either a paranoid fantasy, or, an attempt to get
inmates on the patch to give it up in exchange for pills. this became clear
when I complained about this to my MD and she asked me if I was willing to
witch to the pill. I of course TD her no, since the pills are dangerous for
someone my age. anyway, for 18 years this class of medication was non
controlled, and a couple years ago they changed to controlled, with no LOGICAL
explanation for doing so. just bullshit and lies.
anyway, I will get back to you
on the other stuff we discussed when I've talked with my contact out there.
rote:
COLIN GELFORD (164500) Virus Update 1967 52 RCI
Dear Peggy,
Word here is that a medical doctor brought the virus into Waupun
Correctional Institution and infected at least 11 inmates. I guess he also
works at Dodge Correctional Institution (DCI), which is the sole intake
facility for all male prisoners coming into the WDOC system. There seems to be
no embargo of DCI inmates migrating into other WDOC facilities. Thus, its fair
to assume that, if he may have infected other inmates at DCI and they were
subsequently transferred to other facilities throughout the state, this could
be a major problem.
Saw on the news that the warden of Kettle Moraine Correctional
Institution has refused to test inmates. I guess the life of a few hundred
prisoners isn't worth the expense of the test.
Here at RCI, we're pretty much on lockdown. Virtually all programs have
been closed indefinitely. No visitors, school, religious services, treatment
programs, library/law library, etc. Inside and outside recreation is still
happening, but their starting to limit even that. However, from what we've been
told, the guards who come in (most of whom live in the Milwaukee area which has
a huge number of infected cases) are not screened in any way. With the
situation at WCI, its surprising that they're not screened, especially since,
if the virus does get in here, it'll likely be brought in by one of them.
Moral here at RCI is really low. Many an inmate has been heard that, if
we're gonna die from COVID-19, what else do we have to loose?
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