To Whom It May Concern:
I’m writing because my husband is incarcerated in Bonne Terre Correction Facility, and I send him clippings out of this paper because we are very interested in information coming from our folks. I do want to mention I go and visit my husband regularly, and I’ve noticed the past month that our people come out on visits with their hair all over their heads, straight, scary-looking and wild. I’m so embarrassed by it, I wrote the superintendent and asked if our people could get their hair twisted or braided going to the back because it is very cultural for our people to wear braids or natural hairdo’s. Bonne Terre hasn’t confirmed my concern at all. While our Caucasian counterparts come out on visits well groomed. It’s very upsetting because they sit back and snicker about how God-awful our people look with their hair all over their heads. My husband is also disturbed by this hick law. Which other way can we as black people turn? Those incarcerated loved ones are brothers, uncles, cousins, friends, fathers, husbands. It’s ridiculous.
From Kim – who loves all of our people
St. Louis
I’m sick of it. It’s time for a change. Please inform our people to write and change this in-house law to humiliate us.
Address:
E.R.D.C.C.
Larry Crawford, director
2727 Hwy K
Bonne Terre, MO 63628