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Thanks for your questions. During 'holiday' season, boxes can get backed up as far as 4 to 5 weeks, especially if anything unusual is going on at the prison, such as a flu epidemic or a couple of lockdowns. Mail also gets backed up as much as 4 to 5 weeks over Thanksgiving/Christmas. The inmates are supposed to get a copy of the invoice, or
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PassingTrucker mentioned several problems with CCWF/Prison mail & receiving, and I was fascinated by these comments. If I were to follow up on these concerns, I would have to ask several questions before I was able to move forward. First of all, is this new correspondence? PT mentioned that in her second letter she mentioned certain reading topics
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I've heard from other inmates that women COs can be really bad, and that they are even more aggressive than the male COs when doing pat searches -- and can be extremely vulgar and abusive, too. Some of the women have told me of men on the yards that are truly wonderful and straight-up. And, of course, there are plenty of COs who are horrible. I
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Yes, Hep C is a big problem, and we're all worried about MRSA, antibiotic-resistant staph infection. I've had women at VSPW with serious cases, and the staff has realized how serious it can be. I know that one of the mens' prisons recently had several guards that became infected....so the CCPOA (the guard's union in California) is taking
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California has the most women incarcerated anywhere in the USA, and more than most other countries, as well. We have three women's prisons in California, and they are all extremely overcrowded. Many of these women have children, and many were abused before arrest. All three of these prisons, Valley State Prison for Women, Central California Women's
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California has the most women incarcerated anywhere in the USA, and more than most other countries, as well. We have three women's prisons in California, and they are all extremely overcrowded. Many of these women have children, and many were abused before arrest. All three of these prisons, Valley State Prison for Women, Central California Women's