09-20-22

Bill 112 proclaims that forced labor in prisons is slave labor. We want slavery abolished in the United States and we want the Justice System and the Oregon DOC to stop preying on the weak and less fortunate.

09-13-22

Here at CCCF they often room us with mentally ill ladies. On lady was forced to room with another that drew all over her brand new shoes that cost nearly $100. That is a fortune here, when ladies are only making $1 per day working in the kitchen. DOC refused to reimburse her for the cost of her shoes.

Another lady was punished for falling in the kitchen. Conditions in there are still dangerous and they are still forcing us to work there or we get punished. Staff obviously cares more about punishing us than our safety.

CO’s are trained to treat us abusively and disrespectfully. They tell them that we are manipulative and will try to get away with anything we can. All we are trying to do is live our lives peacefully without being harassed. Today at CCCF a lady was going into her room to use the bathroom. The CO told her to get off the toilet, which is a PREA violation. He was yelling at her for having something. She did not even have.

09-07-22

We deal with all kinds of discrimination and stigma here at CCCF. Most law firms will not take calls from prisons. One lady contacted the bar association for a lawyer to do her post conviction appeal and was given the names of 3 lawyers (that is all that is allowed within 3 years). They were all for things like immigration, something different than what she needed, so she was never able to get the kind of law assistance she needed.

09-04-22

We have a retired lady in her 70s here at CCCF who is being forced to work in the kitchen. People walking through the halls are subjected to random searches for no reason. We also have a lady here that agreed to come here because a judge ordered her to get drug treatment. But she has not been offered that. Instead they are forcing her to take GED classes, when she would rather just get a job.

09-03-22

A man at Two Rivers Correctional Institution was given a mattress so smelly that even the officers cringed when they went into his room. It was soaked in urine and feces and he had to sleep on it for 654 days. His angiogram displayed occlusion (blockage) including 3 arteries supplying his heart are occluded except for one spot. All it would take is for one to rupture and he would have been dead. They cut off his cholesterol meds for 6 years as retaliation for filing lawsuits. He had 3 heart attacks. Retaliation is supposed to be illegal.

09-01-22

One lady here is in prison, while the man who killed her child is not

Another lady here was being stalked by her ex-husband. He would show up at her house unannounced (he was very abusive) demanding to get his stuff, but he did not bring any boxes. When she told him “no” they used it against her in court. He waited until the last day until she was able to file a restraining order.