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The Untold Story of What Happened at an Overcrowded West Virginia Jail
after the Chemical Spill
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The Untold Story of What Happened at an Overcrowded West Virginia Jail
after the Chemical Spill
By Christie Thompson
May 21, 2014 AT 11:32 AM
Updated: MAY 21, 2014 AT 2:30 PM
Climate Progress
Think Progress
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When roughly 10,000 gallons of chemicals leaked into a West Virginia
watershed this January, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of
emergency. Officials shut down schools, deployed the National Guard, and
rallied volunteers to bring water and support to the 300,000 people
without potable water.
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But in the state's emergency response, there was one group that many
forgot: the 429 prisoners locked in Charleston's overcrowded jail, who
were entirely dependent on the state to provide them clean water.
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The only article that looked at the spill's impact on inmates was a small,
glowing report published two months later in the Charleston Daily Mail.
Jail officials trumpeted their success at "protecting" inmates by
providing a "plentiful supply of bottled water."
Joe DeLong, executive director of the West Virginia Regional Jail
Authority, told the paper inmates were given eight bottles of water a day
and that they had "essentially no access to the contaminated water."
Before the jail returned to using tap water on January 18, DeLong said the
jail went through a "very extensive" flushing process that lasted two to
three days. They said they weren't aware of any inmates reporting health
problems related to chemical exposure.
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In many ways, the jail seemed to be one of the safest places in Charleston
after the spill. Except that much of it wasn't true.
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Interviews with multiple current and former inmates, their family members
and internal documents obtained by ThinkProgress tell a very different
story of what happened inside South Central Jail, where many inmates have
yet to be tried or are being detained for minor offenses.
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Inmates say they were sometimes given as little as 16 oz. of water a day.
Without enough clean water to drink, brush their teeth and wash their
face, many say they resorted to using contaminated tap water. The jail
went back to using the tap water full-time only eight days after the
spill, after what inmates say was a brief, perfunctory running of the
taps. Many prisoners interviewed by ThinkProgress say they suffered a
myriad of health problems after exposure to MCHM and other chemicals
present in the water supply.
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"We got three 8 oz. jugs of water a day. I don't think that's enough
water. We thought we was going to pass out," said former inmate Perry
Changes, who was transferred out of South Central in February.
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Documents obtained by ThinkProgress show guards were only told to provide
inmates with four 8-oz. servings of water a day. After inmates complained,
officials decided five servings should be "sufficient," according to
internal emails. A heavily-redacted jail log shows flushing occurred in a
single day, not three.
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According to guidelines from the Institute of Medicine, men over 19 years
old should be drinking roughly 100 oz. of water a day (over three-quarters
of a gallon) to stay hydrated. Women need around 73 oz. (over half a
gallon) a day.
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In response to the documents and inmates' allegations, jail officials said
some of the information provided to the paper was in fact untrue.
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A spokesman from the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and
Public Safety confirmed inmates were given far less than eight bottles a
day, and that the flushing process was much less extensive than what jail
staff initially described.
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While the jail initially said there had been no health concerns, multiple
inmates say they suffered problems ranging from minor rashes to
respiratory infections and fainting spells. Prisoners also described a
policy implemented after the spill, which could land someone in solitary
confinement for asking to see a nurse too many times.
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Inmates' claims of abuse were first told to volunteers with the West
Virginia Clean Water Hub and Radical Action for Mountain People's
Survivals in mid-February. Since then, volunteers with the two groups have
communicated with over 50 inmates, almost all of whom they say shared a
similar story of deprivation and exposure in the weeks and months
following the chemical spill.
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"They've had no choice but to be exposed to the chemicals, they've had
minimal access to clean water, and they've faced harsh consequences for
standing up for their rights to access safe water and health care,"
advocates wrote in a report published today.
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