Sickened by slave camps

I've existed for the past 14 years in the modern day capitalistic slave camps. It sickens me how I have watched the revolutionary spirit and fire that once raged in these brother's all but slowly die. Those like myself who try to educate and awake that sleeping giant through reading, dialog and overall examples must do it under the cloke of darkness because any conscious upfillment or unifying of inmates CDC is quick to label you with some sort of prison gang. But for those who yearn and seek the truth I will never shrink from my responsibility.

One of the biggest problems in California prisons is these so-called gangs and organizations who instead of feeding the mind they destroy it, instead of teaching unity they teach these young dudes separation. Regardless to Black, Hispanic or white, our main goal should be to band together for what's important and that's the betterment of our conditions under these extreme, sadistic and debasement conditions.

As you go through history you will find revolution will only start when a oppressed people are tired of the unjust conditions of dehumanization on every level imaginable. If I compiled a list of the horrendous atrocities that CDC has subjected us to my pen would surely run out of ink, but the question is why? Because we inmates have allowed it! When we are busy attacking each other over petty meaningless nothingness and we are unfocused on the cause of our real true enemy, they sit back and laugh. When will we as a population wake up, open our eyes, and see what's right in front of our faces? Things will only change when we change them.

The CDC has taken steps to destroy all family ties, family bonds, by taking family visits. They take more than half of the money your family sends you, anything over 50% in taxes or restitution is illegal. There are no jobs or trades here on B-yard at New Folsom so ho much more are we willing to take before we finally say enough.

- a California prisoner, November 2005