Reggie "Gumby" Cole committed his first murder in the C-yard of California's Calipatria State Prison. He was a member of the 49 Deuce Crips, had a prison tattoo that read "Ghetto Star" on his shoulders, and another of "92 DEUCE" in block letters across his stomach. "Everybody knew that if you fuck with Gumby, he will stab you," Cole says, but he was typically not a brawler. He had maintained his innocence since first being charged with homicide at the age of 18, and spent much of his time in the law library researching his case. In a place known as Kill-a-patria, where violence is power, Cole was the rare inmate who proudly claimed not to be a killer. Related:...
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