Alexius Butcher
ENG 132.06
12.2.15
Paper 3
The press forced on the way inmate are being treated inside the jail. Lack of food forces Fairfield to empty jail cells, by Carol Robison examines a food shortage in jail. “ACLU: Squalid Conditions at Troubled Baltimore Jail by the Associated Press, it talks about how inmates in Baltimore city jails are suffering from poor living conditions. For example, it was infested cockroaches, broken toilets and mold in the showers. “Decatur inmates file federal lawsuits about city jail condition “by Keith Clines and Ashley Remkus, shows how jail inmates filed lawsuits to complain about the poor living conditions they suffered. The Alantic Times talks about “everyone under correctional control, including probation…show more content… The Fairfield jail does not have the right amount of funding to feed its inmates, so the city of Fairfield was forced to let those who committed non-violent and misdemeanor crimes free because as I stated earlier they must feed inmates. On the other hand, those inmates who were arrested for felony crimes were transferred to Jefferson County Jail, not set free. Chief Leon Davis says, “Whether they have food or not they’re going to still arrest lawbreakers”. Therefore, the police officials went to the Fairfield City Hall to let them know they were low on food. The Chief then submitted a request for money to buy food for inmates; the officials prepared a check for him to buy food. Next thing that occurred was Councilwomen Gloria Matthews host a meeting discussed ways on how to deal with the problem. Councilwoman Gloria Matthews made a statement on ways they could save money by buying meals from places like Walmart, and volunteered to pick up the food every week if needed. (Carol Robinson). The Fairfield city jail must make sure that they never run into this problem of food and money shortage again, a way to avoid this is by requesting money for food when they begin to get low on funds and not at the last…show more content… The State of Maryland keeps inmates in fetid cells where the heat and unsanitary condition spread disease, and delays in care for mental and physical ailments have led to unnecessary suffering, according to a court filing by a motion. This motion was filed in the Federal District Court in Maryland on behalf of the jail’s 3,000 detainees. The civil rights group ask the judge to force the state to improve the jail conditions. The Baltimore City Detention Center was described as “a dank and dangerous place, where detainees are confined in dirty cells infested with vermin. The showers that the inmates take bath in are full if drain flies, black mold and filth. Stephen T. Moyer, secretary of Maryland’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, made in a statement that his staff was working to address the jail condition, and the state had spent $58 million to improve the jail conditions in the last decade. Mr. Moyer says “Their committed to providing the best service to their clients and ensure accepted standards are met. The ACLU has been investigating the jail conditions the state have fail to make improvement the jails”. Also according to the motion, the temperature at the jail reached almost about 95 degrees, fans are broken and clogged with filth, and showers
