Friday. February lb. woo SCARLET AND BLACK Page Three [En OUTLAW (Continued item Page 1) taken many chances on keeping you posted on the evils which exist Within the Administration. Now, we oller you a lew ol the things ive expect to gain, it we stand together. Remember, on February 16, 1968, on call for lockup, go to your cell. Do not become in- volved in anything. This is im< portant. The first sign of a disturbance and this Administration will fire tear gas and bullets, Some will be injured it we panic in an attempt to scatter. We must not permit this. ll no lockup is called on this day, the same movement will remain in eilect for the fol- lowing day, and will remain in effect until the Administration calls a lockup. Do not report to work. a . . CHANGES EXPECTED Here are a few changes we expect to be brought about: T, An opportunity tor all parole violators to be at- iorded a hearing in a court of law; to call witnesses in their behalf; to crossexamine those witnesses who appear against them; to he repre sented by counsel. 2. Complete abolishment of the increased penalities tor narcotics offenders Without prior lelony convtctions. Sev- erai men here are now serv- ing anywhere lrom in to 15 years to lite as a result oi this stupid law. Isn’t live years of life suffictent? The penalty is no deterrent to crime. This has been proven time and again. 3. That more favorable Con- sideration be given to lirst offenders when their miniv mumtime is completed. To compel a person to linger in prison can only lead to torm- ing a hardened criminal. Too much time destroys any con- structive things the prisoner has accomplished. 4. A demand for the re moval of all exelaw enforce ment oiticers from the Adult Authority, and that they he replaced with prolessors, psy— chologists, etc., who are more familiar with the criminal. 5. The immediate removal oi all Child sex offenders to mental hospitals where they can receive the help nec- essary to overcome their ill- ness. MORE CHANGES 6. To compel the Adult Authority to reconsider all cases who appeared belore them since October, l967 at the time in which the new timescale went into effect. Almost all prisoners who ap< pear-ed belore the Board since October have been denied a good indication that you will do more time. 7. Demands for better food and living conditions within the p ris o n. Approximately 52,600 is appropriated annual- ly tor your support. Did you know that $14 is appropriated each year just so you can have a new mattress? HOW long has it been since you had one? This is just one item. We couldn’t begin to list them all. 5. Complete revision oi the present pay scale. Prices in the Canteen continue to shoot skyward. The draw has been raised $30 a month. Can you draw $30 on your present Pay? 9. Demand that a doctor be available within the prison around the clock in order to prevent unlaiviul deaths, such as that of Walter Atkinson, AVEZESZ, on November 5, 1564. Didn’t think we knew about that, did you, Dr. McNamara? want us to give you a lull report? He (lied as a result of res- piratory diiliculty, this is true. But only because his jaws were wired together following surgery, and he strangled on his own Vomit. . . . We know. We also have complete photo- stat copies of the records. Wonder if John Conley, D.D.S. would support your claims? We will see soon enough. 10. That your parole ofli- cer he compelled to put his approval in writing oi any request you make in order that he may not be permitted to use these things to justify violating the conditions or your parole at his own whim or caprice. . . . THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE I only wish we could find the words to impress upon each at you, individually, just how im- portant your support is in mak» ing this movement a success. . . Men are presently lighting in Vietnam in order that these people may maintain their free (lom ol democracy and stop the sarcalled Communist ag- gression. . . . Yet here at home those who have elected to fight for their rights and freedom have been treated as criminals and sent to prison because they have at- tempted to achieve the same goals as our Government is at» tempting to achieve lor those people in Vietnam, How can we ever expect to explain this? we dare not ask, because as long as their present course remains unchallenged, there is no necessity for them to explain anything. This Ad- ministration functions in the same manner. As long as they are permitted to continue with their present course or action, and remain unchallenged, we can expect to gain nothing because there is only one side to the story as tar as the public is concerned, and that is the side of the Ad- ministration. They have re mained unchallenged up until- now. T Since we have been fortunate 'lhe custodial program. enough to secure the support necessary that will allord us a vote in the free world to offer our side of the coin, we must not falter. Remember, Febru- ary 16 is the beginning ol 8 new era. Don’t listen to rumors: listen to "The Outlaw." Don't permit the staff to benefit from our movement. Be Calm. Be cool. Be lirm. Above all, be a con- VlCl. 0L1) GUARD NEVER DIES According to highly inlormed sources lrom inside San Quen- tin, a key reason the Calilornia prison system has tailed both the taxpayer and the inmate is that the rehabilitation program is controlled by the custodial stall—the Old Guard which has been tending the cages without concern lor the humanity or luture oi the inmates. ll rehabilitation is too suc~ cesslul, there will be lcwer prisoners; lewer prisoners, lew- er jobs lor the bulls. SHAKE DOWNS AND PROMOTIONS When a new inmate is given his initial classification, the custodial staff. not the rehabili— tation staff. determines his as- signment. The inmate may ask to attend classes to learn to read, or to work lor a high school diploma, hut ii the cus- tody arm decides that a fresh worker is needed in the cotton textile mill, the inmate goes to the mill, perhaps lor eight years. That's all right, officials will tell you, because a textile mill job is classified as “rehabilita- tion." since it teaches a man ”good work habits.” Most of the counsellors at San Quentin are exebulls. One week a guard may shake down a con, strip him naked, curse and humiliate him, and the next week the guard may get his promotion to the counsellor slot where the con is expected to coniide in and rely on him. Even the good counsellor lies- itates to make a favorable rec- ommendation, because if he makes one mistake his favor- able remarks will be discounted by review hoards. Bad reports, however, produce no risk. The most remarkable fact about'the entire rehabilitation program of the Calliornia De partment of Corrections is that there is no way to tell ii an inmate has been rehabilitated. No test or measure or any kind to predict a man’s behavior on release exists at this time. it's anybody’s guess. Nevertheless the custodial staff evidently felt threatened by a growing rehabilitation pro- gram. By the time Ronald Rea- gan became governor, the re hahilltatlon program at San Quentin had grown larger than Then Reagan proposed a 10 percent slice in the budget RIOT AS CONS SEE IT Shortly alter that, the daily press told the oiticial version of the January 18, 1567 "race riot” in the prison. Soon 125 new guards were hired and the custodial side had reasserted its dominance over rehabilita- tion. Here is how “The Outlaw" describes the “riot” irom the cons’ perspective: Those of us incarcerated here at San Quentin last January witnessed one of the most dis— gusting scenes imaginable, We were the unfortunate Victims of the system that has no thought tor the lives or the leelings ol fellowmen. Most ol us wanted no part in the January riot which the writer is referring to. We be- came involved not by choice but by force. Coldrbloodedly, Cus- tody torced hundreds or Cau- casians and Mexican prisoners to the lower yard football field, For the remainder of the day convicts were picked off like ducks in a pond by sadistic Department of Corrections kil- lersisniping from the walls en- compassing the recreation tield. They did this without proper cause or justification for what occurred there that day. Oh, there was a reason alright, but not the reason which the news media were oiiered or the pub- lic was under the impression oi. No, it wasn't that way at all. THAT UNHAPPY WEEK Earlier in that week which led up to this mass shooting, several incidents occurred. Any one of the incidents would have been sufficient grounds for the Warden oi this prison to have called in double security. By this I mean that every man in San Quentin should have been sent to his cell and there re- mained until a lull investiga- tion had been conducted. How- ever, this wasn’t periormed. On Monday morning of that un- happy week, an industrial strike was to singularly involve Ne- groes. A picket line was lormed in iront ol the industrial gate with stroligrarmed men to en- force the order. Some or their men attempted to cross the picket line and were beaten. An hour after, when these tactics had failed and frustration became the dominant emotion, a white man was killed and another wounded. Racial feeling had been running high belore Christmas and through the holidays. At this point full security should have been the command from the up- per echelon. _ industry , is a, niultirmillion dollar setup: You can hear SaL‘v ramento scream clear ‘fmin _unnecessary correctional here when any amount of limo is lost. Many minor and par- tialrminor incidents occurred in the days that tollowed. Custody went about their bus- iness as though no u a n g e r existed. Horsehlinders were the going thing. However, people at the top were not so blind. They saw a good thing in the making. They saw an opportunity to up» set Governor Reagan’s budget cut and an order to stop hiring Offl- cei‘s. At the same time, the universities were having their problems across the bay. Every civil service employee was next. Now then. . a What would be the best thing that could have happened for the Department of Corrections at that time? Why, oi course, a full-scale riot. A tloubling oi the guard instead at less guards, lots or extra pay tor everybody including the State Police who were brought in. And best of all, more jobs would be insured. No. . . instead of trying to stop the hell which had been brewing, kerosene was added to the smouldering tire, Racial teelings were played on by Custody. EVERYBODY PLAYED lT DUMB it is no secret that San Quens tin is a racial bombshell at all times. After the killing of a white man, it is a fact that retaliation will usually iollow or vice versa. No orders from Warden Wilson were fortlicom« ing. Everybody played it dumb. Several days or this created a tension that could have been Cut with a knife, it was so thick. By this time nearly every man in the yard had armed himself. Some even carried shanks (a knife of some sort) in the open. Custody winked at this dis- play. Boys will be boys. It- might be interesting to note here that a concealed weapon lound upon any prisoner is punishable by live years to life in any' Calitornia Camp Court. Yet, boys will be boys. The grand finale was about to begin. The stage was set, the actors positioned themselves. There were even movie cam- eras on the gunrails. This in itsell should show premedita- tion on the part at Custody. The whites stationed them- selves along the block wall (approximately 1,000). Alter catcalling and jeering Custody began to lorce the white men to the lower yard by use or tear gas shot directly at tho OUTLAW— (Cnntinued on Page 0