I wasn't going to pretend to be something I wasn't. It's the officers rather than the inmates who are racist. Black officers are few and far between. In Holloway there are more because it's in London, but the sad thing is that because they're in the minority they don't speak out against the racism. In fact, I've found they are more prejudiced against the black people.
Racism is institutionalised.
You can't complain to the officer that's being horrible to someone. She'll just make your life hell. You can't complain to the governor because it's his job to back up the officer. You can't complain to the board because it's their job to back up the governor. I took my prison to court because they were trying to take my baby away from me.