Many of the things being done or allowed by those in authority are bad and they intend them to be that way. Since you were old enough to pay attention, you were taught to obey and respect mother and father. Many of you transferred that sense of awe, respect and obedience to other authority figures. We urge you to honor your mother, but be skeptical of governmental authorities. Mature into a critical citizen who looks honestly at the oppression in our culture.
Goodness is as goodness does.
Our role is to let you see things in the way that prisoners feel them. In behalf of all of us, I apologize. Let me share a personal anecdote. It demonstrates why some prisoners turn nasty. I'm one of the prisoners who is harassed with almost daily retaliation for my efforts to improve prison conditions.