In Oregon we have a lot of manipulation of laws for personal gain of the authorities and officials. One lady at CCCF was given 5 years for unlawful use of a firearm. She had never used the firearm. It was only found on her person. Another lady was given the same charge and there never even was a firearm. We need to start holding officials and authorities accountable for these injustices.
The Segregation Unit at CCCF is full right now – during the holidays! One lady is back in here for extortion and she did not even know what extortion means. Another lady is in seg for assault and she never even touched anyone. Ladies are not given any of their property in seg, including address books, envelopes, writing paper, etc. They are offered a phone call for Christmas, but it they do not know the phone number from memory they cannot make the call. If they do not have money to buy envelopes they cannot even write a letter home for the holidays.
Ladies are put in cells with other ladies that have PTSD reactions, anxiety, and other problems that cause them to freak out. The other lady in the cell when this happens is forced to deal with it, which often means fighting. When ladies are caught fighting they are given at least a month in Segregation. There they are not even allowed to call their families to give them a heads up that they won’t be able to call or write. Ladies caring for small children or relatives that are not in good health need communication to handle responsibilities for their families. We say segregation in prisons needs to be abolished.