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Folsom
State Prison, the second oldest prison in California. On
April 8, 2002, there was a riot between rival prison gangs
at this, the famed second oldest prison in California. |
Photos are © Amy Happ
Productions, 2006. All rights reserved.
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The
yard at Folsom Prison after the riot has been subdued by prison
staff |
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Max
Lemon, an Associate Warden at Folsom Prison at the time
of the riot, testifies at the state senate hearing on the
code of silence. It is so unusual for correctional workers
to come forward with statements against the department that
Max Lemon had requested protection from the California Highway
Patrol prior to his testimony.
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Captain
Doug Pieper.
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Guards
inspecting prisoners.
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Evette
Pieper, widow of Captain Doug Pieper. Captain Pieper was
on a balcony with his supervisor on the day of the riot.
He committed suicide nine months later. In his suicide notes
to his family and the California Department of Corrections,
he stated that, "My job killed me." He said the
riot could have been avoided and he was being pressured
to not tell all that he knew.
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Captain
Doug Pieper--in his free time, Captain Pieper did magic
acts for various charities.
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The
notorious San Quentin Prison, California.
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Prisoners
filing. |
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California
State Senator Jackie Speier co-chaired a hearing to investigate
the code of silence in California's prisons.
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A
still from a Folsom Prison security camera on April 8th,
2002.
"Northern" Hispanic inmates, affiliated with the
Nuestra Familia prison gang, are at the bottom of the screen.
"Southern" Hispanic inmates, affiliated with the
Mexican Mafia prison gang, are running toward the Northerners
from the top of the screen.
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All
along the watchtower.
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California
prisoner detention center.
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California
prisoners folding laundry.
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Captain
Doug Pieper's work photo.
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Pat
O'Dea, who was injured in the riot, testifies at a state
senate hearing on the code of silence in corrections.
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Arnold
Schwarzenegger had only been California's governor for two
months when the state senate hearings on the code of silence
took place. The hearings were portrayed as an early test
of his resolve in tackling California's troubled corrections
system.
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