Race/Ethnicity
The interviewee discusses some of the challenges of living in highly race segregated prisons.
The interviewee describes his experiences in solitary confinement and some of the reasons he ended up there.
The interviewee describes how his first experience in adult prison was similar to juvenile detention.
The interviewee talks about how he was failed because his attorneys did not fight for him and that's how they system works for Black people.
The interviewee talks about how he saw gates and bars everywhere, which affected him and everyone else, and how the community has been taken away from Black people.
Interviewee describes how his reputation in the SHU smoothed his transition onto a level 4 general population yard.
The interviewee describes how race no longer matters when in the rehabilitation groups.
The interviewee describes the extreme levels of violence and racism in San Quentin.
The interviewee describes some of his experiences good and bad in the Jim Crow South.
The interviewee describes how his brothers had limited opportunities in the segregated South and experienced incarceration.
The interviewee describes an attempted abduction by a white man in the Jim Crow south and his desire to move away.
The interviewee describes how joining a gang of young people with similar experiences to him made him feel accepted for the first time.
The interviewee describes experiencing prison labeled as an “other” for not being one of the main races or ethnicities in CA prisons.