California inmates detail prison conditions of maggots, mice falling in dining hall.
A dining hall where damaged ceiling tiles have been removed at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran, California.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Mice twice fell onto the dining table and scurried into a dishwashing area in April 2018, testified inmate Marvin Dominguez, who eats twice a day in the dining hall at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran. Then a squirmy maggot dropped onto his food tray in October.The front wall and ceiling of a dining hall where damaged ceiling tiles have been removed at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran, California.
Inmates' attorneys say the Corcoran prison targeted in the lawsuit is a symptom of a system-wide problem. Roofs at eight of California's 34 prisons have been replaced, but another 20 still need to be done. Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget includes replacing roofs at two prisons, leaving 18 needing roof replacements and repairs.
The broader problem of leaking roofs could imperil California's efforts to keep the inmate population below a cap imposed by federal judges to improve prison conditions.
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