I was in Arkansas department of corrections, Malvern and Pine Bluff units. The pandemic hit after i had chemo and radiation followed by surgery for colorectal cancer. My immune system was already compromised then covid hit our 68 man barracks everyone came down with Covid. Prison was extremely short staffed, no yard call, no movements to chow hall or anywhere. We were locked down completely. Visiting was all canceled for months on end. All medical did was swab our noses and really had no idea what to do for sick inmates.
It must've been terrible. Although I didn't know anyone in prison during the pandemic, I thought of that population often because my mother was in a nursing home during the pandemic. They did not allow us to visit for two years. Who knows what was done to that vulnerable population… Were they even taken out of their beds for exercise or meals? Did somebody come in and bathe them properly when nobody would know if they hadn't? Unfortunately, by the time I was allowed to see her, she was a month away from dying . I won hundred percent believe that the stress of not only her early-stage dementia but if no explanation of where her family was for all that time or the healing, touch of a hug or sunlight on her skin, contributed to her death. I hope you have emotionally and physically recovered from your time away
@@southphillylilly the prison system was not equipped to handle the pandemic and subsequent lock downs. I was at the medical unit due to my cancer. Taking treatments and the surgery for colorectal cancer that resulted in a permanent colostomy. Quite a few inmates died and the prison just glossed it over. Guards were coming to work with Covid or being tested at the prison after they had been sick for a few shifts. We too were given 1 cloth mask at first made in the prison and we were told to wash them out in the sink. The medical group there is a contract company and all they are out for is a profit. One of the Dr's there had his medical license suspended by the state because he had made improper advances towards a female patient in the free world. He was allowed to practice medicine under another Dr's supervision in the prison system. Their standard of medical care was extremely low. And to be honest they had no idea how to handle the pandemic. As the stream stated at first they tried moving inmates around to contain the virus but as time went on and more and more inmates got sick they just left the sick ones in whatever barracks they were in and let it run its course. I've been out almost 2 years now and am doing OK. Byt I may never get over the trauma of what I went through medically on that placr.
I was a nurse at Cummins during the pandemic in Arkansas. You hit the nail on the head. We tried our best to put positive inmates with positive and negative inmates in negative barracks, but the virus was always a step ahead. Staff got sick, inmates got sick, we had inmates lined up in the hall getting IV fluid.
Great Show Ian and Ryan! Ryan has a lot of valuable advice to give, especially to adolescences. This story should have many more views. And the prison Alpaca, lmao!
@@ianbickCT right back at ya i found your Channel about a month ago just about caught up on all lthe episodes been loving it McLovin lol canada in da house 💯💯💪💪🇨🇦🇨🇦
Homie Ryan, I can personally say he’s a really good hearted dude, always looking out. Glad to see you on a higher horse man, had to come support and watch. 🙏🏼
Yo I would love to be on your show. I was in Rikers island during COVID after 7 years upstate in New York state prison. I have the most insane stories, from the Clinton break out, to my cell mate being killed by the CO’s in the SHU. AMONG SOO MUCH MORE INSANITY.
I was at CRCI at the start of the pandemic. Started in 9B Building as a level 2 but caught more tickets went to seg and then level went up and became a level 3. I remember waking up one morning and more than half of the unit empty from people sick. Face mask from our tans then sweatpants. Saw a LT rip a dude off of top bunk and smash his face into the floor because he used the bathroom during count.
I couldnt see my family for anything. People were telling on others like you wouldnt believe. So being on the inside is what we felt like on the outside. The only difference was the scene.
big Cheshire and Radgowski Annex I’ll never forget Cheshire being the worst and Radgowski Annex being the sweetest prison I’ve been to the animals were pretty dope it didn’t feel like you were in prison
Ian your exploding man great work however you need to relax your shoulders in your intro and go for a more natural eye contact flow rather than a formal. Great work nonetheless love the black themed setting🫡
Im really fkn tired of how people dont give a shit about inmates. A lot of them are in there for a small mistake and there are also dudes in there that are completely innocent. But its you judgemental mfs that just want people to rot in jail just because of what you think they did.
Plenty of times I went to go visit my dad and couldn’t because it’s on lock down after driving hours 💯 it definitely effects the inmates when short staff
