[Ppnews] Letters from Pelican Bay SHU on UN petition and CDCR’s new gang strategy

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<http://sfbayview.com/2012/letters-from-pelican-bay-shu-on-un-petition-and-cdcrs-new-gang-strategy/>Letters 
from Pelican Bay SHU on UN petition and CDCR’s new gang strategy

March 16, 2012


Purpose of ‘security threat group’ designation is 
to place thousands more in isolation

by Todd Ashker

Written to Kendra Castaneda March 11, 2012, 
postmarked March 13, 2012 – I want to update you: 
There’s a public radio station out of Humbolt 
State University and there’s an oldies program I 
listen to every Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. with DJ 
Sista Soul. You can check it out online.

Today she mentioned the United Nations petition 
and press conference set for the 20th and she 
referenced the website for people to check out: 
<http://sfbayview.com/2012/prisoners-tell-the-world-about-the-horrors-of-california-prison-isolation/>http://sfbayview.com/2012/prisoners-tell-the-world-about-the-horrors-of-california-prison-isolation/.

Also on the radio was the CDCR SHU policy changes 
and stepdown program proposal 
 saying it was 
more of CDCR’s typical manipulative tactics; 
i.e., to the uninformed it may appear positive, 
but in reality it will only make things worse by 
creating the Security Threat Group (STG) 
designation so as to place thousands more in Ad/Seg-SHU-type units.

While the four-year stepdown program proposed is 
a laughable joke, interestingly, back in 
September, we put out our document titled 
“<http://sfbayview.com/2011/tortured-shu-prisoners-speak-out-the-struggle-continues-hunger-strike-resumes-sept-26/>Tortured 
SHU prisoners speak out: The struggle continues, 
hunger strike resumes Sept. 26,” wherein we 
spelled out CDCR’s agenda and basis for coming 
with the STG policy: money and staff. It’s their 
way of expanding IGI (Institutional Gang 
Investigations) staff and, more importantly, it’s 
the only way for CDCR and CCPOA (guards’ union) 
to recoup some of the loss sustained from the 
prison population reduction forced by the U.S. 
Supreme Court ruling in May of 2011.

Reducing the prison population by 45,000 
prisoners equates to a loss in CDCR’s yearly 
budget by $2 billion and a loss to CCPOA of dues 
paying members by about 7,500! The Ad/Seg-SHU 
units cost twice as much and require nearly twice 
the staff as do general population!

This is a no brainer! The policy proposal is NOT 
ACCEPTABLE and people will have to ramp up the 
rallies and contacts with the legislators etc. 
rejecting such proposal and demanding real 
changes of real substance and an end to CDCR 
robbing taxpayers by their manipulative bullsh-t. 
I am constantly reminded that CDCR administrators 
are a bunch of clowns – straight out idiots! I 
expect to be able to review a copy of the 
proposal this week but I already know what to expect.

Yes, earlier last month, a memo was put out by an 
associate warden here on Feb. 10 – we met with 
him and the warden that day – but it wasn’t about 
sh-t, just more same BS, ignoring our actual 
issues with the same old spiel, “We’ll look into 
it.” We’re working on our follow-up response now 
and will be putting it out there soon. We’re just 
waiting on getting and seeing the final draft of 
the SHU policy changes that came out.

I have to tip my hat to all who rallied at the 
Occupy4Prisoners rallies on Feb. 20. That was 
really big and cheered all of our spirits up! The 
posters of us looked great too!

Send our brother some love and light: Todd 
Ashker, C-58191, PBSP SHU, D1-119, P.O. Box 7500, 
Crescent City CA 95532. This letter was transcribed by Kendra Castaneda.


PBSP SHU studying CDCR’s proposed gang strategy

by Mutope Duguma, s/n James Crawford

Written to ‘Mr. & Mrs. Ratcliff,’ Bay View 
newspaper, March 12, postmarked March 14, 2012 – 
I am in receipt of the most needed information 
you forwarded to us and we are so grateful. We 
cannot thank you enough. We received a manila 
envelope with the California Department of 
Corrections and Rehabilitation’s 
“<http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Reports/docs/Security-Threat-Group-Prevention-Identification-and-Management-Model-03-01-2012.pdf>Security 
Threat Group Prevention, Identification and 
Management Strategy” dated March 1, 2012 [not 
released to the public until March 9 – ed.], one 
copy of the Bay View, and me and Sitawa both 
received our issues on top of that.This is the bunk area of Todd
CDCR has not given us this package.

We are going to read over this madness and then 
synthesize it based on what it is, but from what 
I’ve read so far, it’s typical for the oppressors 
to try to continue to expand their slave 
quarters, which is why they continue to say 
they’re going to rely on confidential informants, 
because they know how else can they keep us in 
these slave quarters unless it’s based on flawed 
intelligence, you dig? We must rebel against this by all means.

Also, why should we go through a four-year 
program? We’ve been in solitary confinement over 
10 to 40 years. These people are nuts! We will 
definitely be at you with the facts real soon and 
our assessment on this “slave package.” Thanks, and the Bay View is the bomb!

Note written in the margin: USA gang member goes 
on killing spree of families in Afghanistan 
 
These savages running around the world 
slaughtering human beings as the biggest gang in 
the world then have the nerve to call (prisoners 
in Ad/Seg and SHU) the most dangerous gang! What a joke!

Send our brother some love and light: Mutope 
Duguma (James Crawford), D-05996, PBSP SHU 
D1-117, P.O. Box 7500, Crescent City CA 95532. 
This letter was transcribed by Mary Ratcliff.


-- 
Mary Ratcliff
SF Bay View
(415) 671-0789
<http://www.sfbayview.com>www.sfbayview.com





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