This may seem minor compared to all the other crap he's going through, but by golly, it makes me pissed off! There's a new monitor where he's at, a black guy. Twice now, this monitor has said deragatory remarks about my man's race. The first time, my man and his Diné friend were in line waiting for dinner and the monitor comes up to them and says "I hope you guys don't scalp me" and was laughing away like he was being funny or something. The next time was this week, the monitor called him Geronimo (sp?) and starts taunting him him about being Native and was basically egging my man on, trying to get him mad again and was laughing about it.

One of the other monitors noticed the second incident and told the director about it and encouraged my man to file a grievance. I'm personally a bit suspicious that one of the employees and the director would actually encourage him to file a grievance - I mean they usually back each other up, don't they? He doesn't want to file a grivance, I don't know if it's out of fear, or if that's just not his way of handling things. I told him he should at least talk to this monitor and tell him how it makes him feel to be hearing these racist and stereotypical remarks, and tell thim that it's wrong. I was rather shocked to hear that it was a black person saying these hurtful things, I mean you'd think that he's been through his own racism problems and would know better.

He does not need this BS!! He already has a full plate, he's going through too much right now. Not that he or any other person needs to go through this ever. I'm so angry right now. I hope he handles himself well.

Blueviolet

Hi,

My boyfriend has told me before that racist things have been said. I dont remember him saying anything about the Prison guards but I do know when he was in county jail they were pretty rude. He thought it was because they found out I was white and didnt like that we were a "mixed" couple. One guard even ripped up a letter from me in front of him. But we dicided since he was going to prison soon it was best not to stir things up and cause him more trouble. Its sad that you have to just take it but sometimes its safer that way. :mad:

He filed a grievance today. He says that he felt pressured to by that one monitor that witnessed the "Geronimo" incident, he said she kept bugging him about it today. I'm worried that he might face retaliation by that monitor that was being racist towards him or others that are that monitor's friends or that just don't like my man. I hope everything will be ok though and that something positive will come out of it.

I hope things go good to. Keep me updated on how it turns out. Since one was a woman it makes since that she was sticking up for him. Women always have more scense than men.