My unit has been asking the deputies and nurses for tests for months. I’ve asked nurses, Deputy Chong, Deputy Olson, and Deputy Gainer, but they say they don’t do coronavirus testing and they won’t give us any information or sick call forms. I’ve been sneezing and have a stuffy nose, but I don’t know if they are symptoms of coronavirus because they won’t test me. People aren’t being tested at all. They’re trying to keep things secret here, not letting everyone know about how we’re being treated.
At first when things got serious in March, pod workers wiped down the facilities a couple of times, but no one’s doing that anymore. Nobody wears masks or gloves. People touch a lot of stuff when they come out for pod time. People upstairs also come out and touch everything after the pods downstairs go back in. There’s no cleaning of facilities between different groups coming out for pod time. Even when we’re allowed out for pod time, I don’t feel comfortable being around other people even so I spend a lot of time in my cell.
I’ve asked nurses, Deputy Chong, Deputy Olson, and Deputy Gainer, but they say they don’t do coronavirus testing and they won’t give us any information or sick call forms. I’ve been sneezing and have a stuffy nose, but I don’t know if they are symptoms of coronavirus because they won’t test me. People aren’t being tested at all. They’re trying to keep things secret here, not letting everyone know about how we’re being treated.
The deputies give cleaning supplies when we ask for it, but they make a big deal out of having to get the supplies. When they bring the crate of supplies, they don’t wear gloves. And all of the supplies—the spray bottles, toilet brushes, brooms—they’re being used in other pods, even the ones being quarantined. Deputies also aren’t wearing gloves when they go around touching all of our door handles to unlock them for pod time, or touching the pod door that we use to walk into the main lobby. The deputies all hang out together every day, not wearing gloves or social distancing. They’re usually wearing their masks around their necks, but when the sergeant is on the floor they put them back on.