Wednesday, October 21, 2009

THE INJUSTICE SYSTEM IN AMERICA: WHEN I SPENT TIME IN SAN QUENTIN MR VERNELL CRITTENDON WAS JUST A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER. . .


WORKING FOR MY BOSS, A LIEUTENANT HEADING IST (IN-SERVICE TRAINING), LT SILVA
THE SAN QUENTIN DOCUMENTARY THAT FOLLOWS WAS MADE MUCH LATER, MANY OF THE RULES CHANGED, SOME BETTER FOR INMATES, SOME WORSE
ANYWAY IT BECAME A MUCH DIFFERENT PRISON AFTER I WAS THERE FOR SURE
SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON, NOT VACAVILLE, IS THE INTAKE, OR 'RECEPTION CENTER' FOR
CRIMINALS IN THE BAY AREA, WHICH THE DOCUMENTARY MAKES CLEAR
BACK THEN, WHEN I WAS AN INMATE, OVERT HOMOXEXUALITY WAS PROHIBITED AND INMATES WERE SENT BACK TO VACAVILLE, TO BE SENT ELSEWHERE
WHEN I ARRIVED AT SAN QUENTIN I HAD BEEN BRIEFED MINUTELY ON HOW TO ACT TO GET IN BY A HELLS ANGEL (AND FORMERLY OF THE DEVILS DISCIPLES, I THINK)
WE WERE BOTH DESCENDANTS OF PORTUGUESE AND HAD COUPLE OF SALEM CIGARRETTES IN COMMON, PLUS THE GUARDS AT VACAVILLE CHAINED US TOGETHER AT THE FEET AND AT ARM LEVEL
NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE BECAME GREAT FRIENDS, AND SO DID THE REST OF THE ANGELS IN SAN QUENTIN, MY LAWYER HAVING DEFENDED ME AND RALPH 'SONNY' BARGER AT THE SAME TIME
MR CRITTENDON, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IS THE RECENTLY RETIRED SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON IN CALIFORNIA




The Injustice System in America




SAN QUENTIN Documentary PART 1




SAN QUENTIN Documentary PART 2




SAN QUENTIN Documentary PART 3




SAN QUENTIN Documentary PART 4




SAN QUENTIN Documentary PART 5




SAN QUENTIN Documentary PART 6