One lady in Marion County Jail was given anti-psychotic medication for her seizures. She gained a lot of weight and is depressed because of it, so she stays in her cell and sleeps all day. At CCCF, they told her medications were mandatory and they make her feel sick to her stomach every day.
For her first offense, she got 10 years probation when the police hog tied her and put a spit mask on her when she was being cooperative. They threw her in the back of the truck and took her to the hospital after throwing her on the ground. There were 7 large male officers there and she is only about 5’4″ and weighed about 120 lbs.
The second time this young lady was arrested, they grabbed her arm that had a birth control implant. She asked them not to be so aggressive, then they pushed her over and then punched her and stepped on her foot really hard. He also pushed his finger into her temple really hard and almost made her pass out. She was going through an overdose at the time and they never took her to the hospital. There were 5 officers there.
At CCCF, they literally give ladies a “shakedown report” when searching their cells. They take anything they want out of the cell and call it contraband, including things ladies have bought from the prison store. According to the Prison Rape Elimination Act, they have to be respectful when conducting searches. We don’t think stealing from a cell during a search is respectful behavior for staff here.
One lady at CCCF has been in segregation for close to a month for refusing to move to the top bunk, which has no protective railings. Also the ladder to get there is not built according to OSHA standards. It’s hard to use the phone to call our families in segregation and they take all of our possessions away.
Another lady fell off the top bunk a couple of days ago and is now in the hospital. She was supposed to be getting out in 12 days. We hope she is able to go home and get away from this dangerous, abusive place.
Another Lady was arrested with an injured arm and she told the officer, but she handcuffed her and pushed her down on the car purposely being aggressive when she was cooperating.
We work all the time in the kitchen at CCCF with black mold which is bad for our respiratory health. One lady with COPD was being forced to work there.
Lindsey Perry (SID # 12785642 at CCCF) has two broken pins and a non-union fractured femur. They refused to give her pain medication because she has dilated cardiomyopathy. She also has celiac disease and they found multiple nodules in her lungs. They told her it was chronic granulomatous disease, an autoimmune disease. They didn’t give her any info on this whatsoever and we don’t have any access to the internet here. OHSU says she qualifies for surgery when her social status gets better. This is cruel and unusual punishment. The prison is willing to pay for transgender surgery, so why not this?
Susan Monica – They put her case on Snapped (TV show) with a bunch of false information.