Letter to the oppressed prisoners

Amerikas government system has stripped what freedom we once had and placed us within their dungeons under lock and key only to take more away from us, to humiliate, degrade and then provoke us as puppets in their game show so that we can act out like "animals" (as they would say) so they can put it out to the "brainwashed" society to pass more laws to better "control" the "criminals" in society or (and) behind bars.

As it stands right now, no matter how we look at it, it plays out the same every time, everywhere in this prison system that we are forced to live our lives in. The inmate population plays into the pigs plan every time. Whether you want to deny it or not, it's the truth and we "let" it happen.

Look at what has been taken from us in California. First on the list was to take something from the people most likely to do something about it -- the lifers family visits. Lifers, and I am one myself, need to realize that no matter how "good" we are or even if we complete all requirements to meet the parole board all the way, we are not and will not ever be paroled. We will always be deemed as a threat and a thorn to the brainwashed society, but most of all to Amerika's government. They are using Parole as a carrot on a string in front of a mule (and it is working). Nothing happened once the lifers lost their family visits. Then went our weights. They installed cameras on the rec. yards, they reinforced the grooming standards, they are taking tobacco, they took our porn mags, and now we have to use their vendors for our quarterly packages. Our people can no longer put their hearts into getting together our packages -- which many enjoyed doing. Visiting is only allowed on Saturday and Sunday. We get no night yard, day rooms are on their way out, they took the TV's from the inmates in ASU's and there is talk about taking them from us in the SHUs.

How much more are we going to "let" them take from us? What the prison population needs to realize is that we are the gears in this machine called a prison. If we shut down, so does it. Take a minute and think how many of us it takes to keep this machine running smooth. If everyone stopped, it would also stop! True only for a minute but why should we be the ones putting forth the efforts for three cents an hour and to have things stripped from us? We should not! It may not happen overnight, but we must unite as one and look at the real picture at hand that many of us are either top blind to see or just want to ignore the fact that Amerika's prison system is having its way with us. The longer we stay divided, the longer we "let" these pigs have their way with us. It will take small steps, but is can be done. To stop the key master, we must join as one.

-- a California prisoner, October 2004