Racism in Colorado prisons

Even though I may not look it, I am mulatto. My mother is white, my father a light-skinned Jamaican. I've seen and been on both sides of the so-called track. Yet, what I've experienced since being in a federal prison in Colorado is outrageous and must be corrected.

The United $tates constitution says all men are created equal; daily amerika says differently. Government employees prove this as does the government.

At this prison the majority of staff that hold highly placed positions are white, and they wield their color as if it were a mighty sword. And the few nazi and Aryan gang members on the yard use this to their advantage - even though staff will look you in the eye and tell you they and their actions are not motivated by racism.

Example: if a white person does something that sends them to the SHU, such as gang activity, a member of one of the gangs will talk to a white member of staff, and in a day or two they are out of SHU. However, a simple rumor of anything will send a Black man, Native American, or any other race to the hole for a very long time.

We must not allow shams such as this to continue. The prison system is a tool of the imperialist power system and the white prison gangs are an extension they use to keep everyone else down. We must fight this injustice by any and every means necessary. We cannot allow this to continue even one more day.

Let us look to our history, reflect upon the lessons we may learn and rise up once again to the forefront of society. It can be done.

- a prisoner in Colorado, October 2005