master_sweep t1_j4xm4r3 wrote on January 18, 2023 at 11:40 PM

Reply to comment by PuckNeverlasting in State Board denies FOIA request for docs on inmate deaths by ludba2002

Sooo I just got out of Richmond City jail. The dude that called from the jail had gotten stabbed twice, and after medical treatment, was put back in the same pod. He called the news and spoke about the attack. Also, one of those deaths was an overdose, a reliable source in the jail told me. They are very hush hush about everything in there. A couple months ago a deputy got chased out of the pod by inmates with shanks. Then a female deputy got attacked by a man with mental health issues. A lot is happening in there that they don’t want getting out

PuckNeverlasting t1_j4xq6m6 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 12:08 AM

No doubt. They're clearly underwater in this, and unfortunately (for all involved, except some strange folks behind the curtain) It's going to get worse before it gets better. I'm sorry you were in there during a time when the sheriff and deputies have clearly lost control and good judgment.

I was briefly in there at the start of COVID and remember the ACLU organizing protests to let more people out who were just waiting for trial. I can't imagine it could have possibly gotten better since then. The comments from the auditor about the confidence in staffing from people incarcerated that they interviewed were just laughable.

master_sweep t1_j4xr1x0 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 12:14 AM

Yea, it hasn’t gotten any better. They are super understaffed. And, while some of the guards are good people, there are others who have the same mindset and behaviors as the inmates, they just haven’t ever gotten in trouble. And they can’t afford to get rid of any of the shitty guards because of the staffing problem.