Bad water at Pelican Bay

On February 12, 2006 inmates were notified in ad-seg A-yard that inmates are to not drink any water nor be around it because it's badly polluted with bacteria. My concerns are this, a lot of worries and questions raise now, like…how long has this water been polluted with bacteria? Should the state prison pay coverage free to test every inmate for bacteria? Should the CDC be held accountable if anyone gets sick or dies because of bacteria? Should prisons have prepared long ago to make sure all water systems had been properly filtered, tested and screened to prevent such dangers? I say yes.

This is a good time for inmates to write to outside resources, attorneys, state officers and support groups as well as addressing these matters to the prison themselves. I hope when inmates and outside resources read this I hope people start acting to do something and address these dangerous concerns.

- a California prisoner, January 2006