As usual the government is trying to make us forget who we are. They always seem to forget that it was them who gave us our rights and considered us red people equal to them. But like always the system uses their rules when they see fit. I am of the Luiseno nation who refuses to comply with CDC grooming standards and as a result I have been on what CDC calls C-status which means all my privileges have taken away. It has been 20 months and I remain strong. CDC has taken away my freedom but they will never take away who I am or dictate how I should practice my culture!
- a California prisoner, August 2005