Meet the Vigilante Prisoner Who Beats Up Jail Rapists

prison rapeWhy do you think the US prison system has such a high level of sexual assault compared with the prison systems of other nations?
It boils down to human nature—people don’t care about prisoners. Prison is a smaller version of what our society is like, with its extremes of power and poverty. There are laws in place to protect people in society, but in here, if a guy is forced to have sex, he has nowhere to turn, because if he tells the guards, he’s considered to be a rat, and that’s worse than being labeled a punk. Rats get killed in here. That’s why so much rape goes on, but no one reports it.

Do you think the prison system could do more to protect weaker inmates?
The prison system does nothing to protect weaker inmates. It’s a system that encourages evil.

There are a lot of racial politics within the US prison system—do you ever get any trouble for helping inmates of other races?
Yes, I’ve had to defend myself many times against gang members for helping inmates of other races. Here in Arizona’s prison system, blacks are a minority. I experience pure hatred because of the color of my skin. People seethe with vile contempt and want to kill me because I’m black, but I’m wearing the same clothes and doing the same time as them.

When I first came into the prison I’m currently in, glad to see a black man stop by, I said, “Hey, what’s up, brother?” He replied: “Some of the white boys here are mad at you for smashing some whites who were raping a youngster at another yard. They said that was white-boy business and you shouldn’t be interfering.”

“How many brothers are on this run?” I asked, referring to black inmates. “You’re looking at him,” was the reply. “I guess I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place then,” I said, wondering how best to defend myself.

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