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Hanging up his fantasies helps Ricardo pass the time.

Manny--president of the Chicano club with self portrait.

A lawsuit forced the prison to allow Indians to practice their Native American Religion, including a sweat lodge, inside the prison. While Walla Walla was the first prison to be forced to allow this, other prisons in California are following. In…

Practicing their taboos against drugs, alcohol and homosexual behavior, the Muslims attract inmates needing a group to belong to, but who shy away from the power plays other clubs engage in.

Rachel.

As gay advocates demand their rights outside the prison, gay inmates have become more vocal. Prison officials allow inmates to choose their own cellmates, and lovers living together is not uncommon. Inmates wearing dresses and decorating their hair…

Serving a life term for murder, Jackie is president of Men Against Sexism, the gay club in the prison. Smuggled in hormone treatments help her with her smooth skin and feminine wiles.

Lovers casually stroll the recreation yard. Federal statistics show over 80% of inmates engage in some form of homosexual activity.

Photograph of a prisoner wearing a t-shirt that reads, 'eat shit.'

Shying away from prison politics and power, the Bikers stay close to each other and their Harley choppers.