The fact that jail and prison are businesses explains why they can’t contain the pressure of covid, lawsuits, and false arrests and charges. They are both dealing with staff shortages and are not able to handle the influx of new adults in custody. I’ve mentioned before examples of many false arrests and charges and I have to say that the truth eventually comes out.
It’s a conflict of interest that Washington County Jail itself posts bails instead of another privately owned business. Maybe this is why they have so many petty arrests and false charges. Also, wouldn’t it be conspiracy to commit murder when they force someone to detox from opioids cold turkey, refuse to send medical aid during an emergency, throw someone down on their head, starve people, and then punish them for trying to get water? How about kidnapping someone and taking them out of state and doing these things. I don’t think that taking a vehicle away from two elderly people that have terminal illness is serving and protecting either.
I proposed that people with extended education, experience, and qualifications be utilized in prisons. For instance, the jails and prisons are highly understaffed for qualified health care workers and if people housed wish to be able to continue work in this field, they should be allowed to practice. Also, the men’s prison has prisoners who have become lawyers working there, as well as an automotive department. Why not the female prison? There are many people in the cannabis and a program with CBD (not THC) plants would be very helpful to prisoners dealing with pain issue and anxiety. CBD has no psychoactive effects but is proven very effective in controlling pain, anxiety, migraines, fibromyalgia and epilepsy as well, and may people would benefit with this natural remedy with no side effects. Rick Simpson’s oil can also be made which has been proven in some cases to cure cancer. I really think prisoners would a lot happier and stay out of trouble more if they were doing something constructive that they enjoyed and were interested in.
We have heard about another woman being threatened and bullied by the system to take a plea deal for something that she agreed was wrong but she also had to take responsibility for another crime that she didn’t do. She can also prove that she didn’t do this crime and because she had to register as a sex offender she is now being bullied and threatened by other prisoners as well. On top of that, she has a roommate that has a lot of anxiety and even with a background as a counselor, she is not able to calm her roommate down.
The prison supposedly gives out radios to ladies experiencing things like this but many of us who need one have not been given one. This is also another example of a job that can be utilized in prison as this lady has extensive schooling and experience as a counselor and if she was able to continue working with that here, it might help the prison’s understaffed counseling department. Also, in helping someone with their issues, our own seem to dissipate as well, and a sense of purpose in jail and prison is paramount to keeping one’s spirits up and helping time go by faster. This particular lady might also have an opportunity to earn more respect from the other ladies that have been threatening and bullying her.
Many of us who have not been through the system before agree that there needs to be some sort of guidance and often the public defenders and even paid lawyers really only care about making a paycheck, so there’s a big mistake in thinking that they have our best interests in mind. By the time we realize this, it’s too late and we have already been convicted. One lady doesn’t even understand why she’s here and several others can’t figure it out either. We’ve asked for help from prison staff counselors and gotten no explanation. Perhaps that’s a conflict of interest as well as the prison gives them their paycheck, so why should, they care? Not a very good counselor if you ask me.