while the ex-gang unit might seem like an island of tranquility, that is not always the case. inmate tim gaffney has been in the unit for 2 1/2 years and still doesn t take any chances. my eyes are red because i don t ever close my eyes in the shower. that is just the golden rule. when you shower, you leave your eyes open and always keep your back toward the wall. you can see who comes and goes. because bad things happen in the shower. gaffney, who has pled not guilty to capital murder and is awaiting trial, is a former member of the white supremacist gang, the aryan brotherhood. i climbed the ranks pretty quickly. by climbing the ranks, you come with a lot of responsibility. you don t ever know who wants to kill you for your position. i have done a lot of things. i m not proud of any of it. and but when i was young, i
we have to do it all the time, but for some reason in that moment i just wanted to comfort her and let her know that, you know, people care. and understand that it s a hard situation to be without your family. it just hurts not being able to see him face to face and actually go hang out and do something a brother and sister would do together. have that family bond that a family should have. so here we have three siblings who, although separated by units, were suddenly under the same roof. for the first time in a long time. and andrea was yearning for a relationship with her brother robert, so she started writing him letters. but after so many years apart, that family bond might not be so easily forged. especially given andrea s relationship with sheldon. during his time in prison, robert joined the white supremacist gang, the aryan brotherhood. i don t believe i m racist. i believe it s just who i am.
oh, it s a letter from my brother robert. hey, bro, how are you doing in here? i hope you re doing good in here. i know it sucks being in here and you never really got a chance to bond with me. now wolford had become pen pals with his estranged sister andrea, who was also in the jail. so lockup came and interviewed me a couple of times. they showed me your picture and i broke down. i honestly didn t know i would do that but for some reason it hit me hard when i seen your picture. rekindling his relationship with his sister might seem like good news. but in prison, robert had become a member of the white supremacist gang, the aryan brotherhood. and andrea was engaged to a co-defendant, sheldon hickman. we re family no matter what choices we make or how many times we mess up. a white supremacist has a sister who s engaged to a black man. in the prison world, that is not acceptable. did you know your brother was in the aryan brotherhood? no.
we re just a branch off of them. brothers with a struggle, you know? we struggle to survive together, and, you know, we re here for each other. me, personally, i don t have too many problems. i haven t had words with nobody since i ve been transferred here. it s been more or less peaceful for me. you know, i hang out with a little bit of everybody. a lot of blacks, a lot of whites. you know, i meet in the middle with everybody. gerald ritchie, a member of the white supremacist gang, the saxon knights, doesn t believe such harmony between blacks and whites is possible. we re two different beings from head to the toe, from root to crown. and we re not compatible. we are not compatible. the only time a white dude is compatible with a black dude in a cell if, a, he s a fag, or, b, he wants to be black. that s the cold, hard truth about it. people are going to watch this on the news and hate me for it. believe that. and prison officials believe racial pride might have
moment, i just wanted to comfort her and let her know that, you know, people care. and understand that it s a hard situation to be without your family. it just hurts not being able to see him face to face and actually go hang out and do something a brother and sister would do together. have that family bond that families should have. so here we have three siblings who, although separated by units, were suddenly under the same roof. for the first time in a long time. and andrea was yearning for a relationship with her brother robert, so she started writing him letters. but after so many years apart, that family bond might not be so easily forged. especially given andrea s relationship with sheldon. during his time in prison, robert joined the white supremacist gang, the aryan brotherhood. i don t believe i m racist. i believe it s just who i am.