I've been encouraging the prisoners I correspond with lately to write about their experiences, perspectives, etc. so I can publish them. This is one of the first responses I've received to that invitation. The author's address is below if anyone wants to discuss his thoughts with him; he took some risk doing this so others could get a look inside the place. We're going to keep in touch just to make sure he makes parole as scheduled without any problems from CCA.
So, heads up there, CCA. I'm inside your prisons, now, too.
- Peg, Arizona Prison Watch
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January 27, 2011
To those who want to know the truth:
My name is Thad Thompson. I'm from Hawai'i. I'm currently incarcerated in Hawaii's Department of Public Safety. I am presently at a private CCA (Corrections Corporation of America) facility named Saguaro Correctional Center over here in Arizona.
Where do I start, y'all? This place is a disgrace to all decent humanity. First of all, I'd like you to think about what it means to be a "private" facility. Yes it means that these places are owned and operated just like Walmart. THESE PLACES ARE FOR PROFIT!!! Everything they do, they are actually trying to keep people locked up so that they can make money. As a cowboy or cattle ranchers main product is cattle, his or her main focus is to exploit, or make money off of, cattle. And so as a private facility's main products are prisoners we prisoners are exploited to make money off of. Things are bad and only getting worse.
To give you a specific example of how bad it is, listen to this. There's this program here called the SHIP (Special Housing Incentive Program) which is a program completely devised and ran by CCA. They claim it's a rehabilitation program. And by presenting this program to the State of Hawaii they got MORE money per head then the average for each bed occupied in this program. So if you think about this,l you'd see that these guys are locking us up in a program which has similar to Supermax housing for 18 months for no other reason but to get this extra money. They totally fabricated write-ups and situations to put anyone they want into this program. And in this program we're going without proper hygiene (i.e. lotion, deodorant, etc.) warm clothing, or even cleaning chemicals. I could go on and on.
And then to top off all that these guys are literally making stuff up to issue out write-ups while in this program which in the end end holds people back longer in this program. What they're doing is making sure this program is filled with as many inmates as possible!! More inmates means more money.
For another example of how bad things are and are getting worse, check this out. Hawai'i has had inmates in CCA facilities since 1995. In 2007 Hawai'i bought and built its own facility (this one) to be filled only with Hawai'i inmates as we were previously spread out among a few different CCA's across the country. In 2010, only 2 1/2 years after arriving our population experienced its first and second murders (inmate on inmate) ever, since being involved with CCA facilities. And also we've had a severe beating of a staff member here which all shows that the amount of abuse being committed against us is starting to take it's toll and the negative effects are showing. You can only beat a dog so much before it will start to act up and bite back.
I hear this abuse here is being explained all over the internet. Take a look. Maybe you can help. I'm still here!!!
E a me aloha,
Thad Thompson #A5013250
Saguaro Correctional Center
1252 East Arica Rd
Eloy, AZ 85131
So, heads up there, CCA. I'm inside your prisons, now, too.
- Peg, Arizona Prison Watch
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January 27, 2011
To those who want to know the truth:
My name is Thad Thompson. I'm from Hawai'i. I'm currently incarcerated in Hawaii's Department of Public Safety. I am presently at a private CCA (Corrections Corporation of America) facility named Saguaro Correctional Center over here in Arizona.
Where do I start, y'all? This place is a disgrace to all decent humanity. First of all, I'd like you to think about what it means to be a "private" facility. Yes it means that these places are owned and operated just like Walmart. THESE PLACES ARE FOR PROFIT!!! Everything they do, they are actually trying to keep people locked up so that they can make money. As a cowboy or cattle ranchers main product is cattle, his or her main focus is to exploit, or make money off of, cattle. And so as a private facility's main products are prisoners we prisoners are exploited to make money off of. Things are bad and only getting worse.
To give you a specific example of how bad it is, listen to this. There's this program here called the SHIP (Special Housing Incentive Program) which is a program completely devised and ran by CCA. They claim it's a rehabilitation program. And by presenting this program to the State of Hawaii they got MORE money per head then the average for each bed occupied in this program. So if you think about this,l you'd see that these guys are locking us up in a program which has similar to Supermax housing for 18 months for no other reason but to get this extra money. They totally fabricated write-ups and situations to put anyone they want into this program. And in this program we're going without proper hygiene (i.e. lotion, deodorant, etc.) warm clothing, or even cleaning chemicals. I could go on and on.
And then to top off all that these guys are literally making stuff up to issue out write-ups while in this program which in the end end holds people back longer in this program. What they're doing is making sure this program is filled with as many inmates as possible!! More inmates means more money.
For another example of how bad things are and are getting worse, check this out. Hawai'i has had inmates in CCA facilities since 1995. In 2007 Hawai'i bought and built its own facility (this one) to be filled only with Hawai'i inmates as we were previously spread out among a few different CCA's across the country. In 2010, only 2 1/2 years after arriving our population experienced its first and second murders (inmate on inmate) ever, since being involved with CCA facilities. And also we've had a severe beating of a staff member here which all shows that the amount of abuse being committed against us is starting to take it's toll and the negative effects are showing. You can only beat a dog so much before it will start to act up and bite back.
I hear this abuse here is being explained all over the internet. Take a look. Maybe you can help. I'm still here!!!
E a me aloha,
Thad Thompson #A5013250
Saguaro Correctional Center
1252 East Arica Rd
Eloy, AZ 85131
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