Reblogged from Solitary Watch:
Three African-American inmates in California Security Housing Unit's (Pelican Bay and Corcoran State Prison's) have recently written to Solitary Watch criticizing their continued isolation for being members of the Black Guerilla Family, the only black prison gang in California that will lead to placement in the SHU.
According to Mutope Duguma (legal name James Crawford) at Pelican Bay, it's his political views "that got me placed in solitary confinement and labeled a BGF member, which I am not, but in order to place you in solitary confinement IGI/ISU/OCS have to label you a BGF if you're a New Afrikan."

