Politics within the Black Car, by Frozzo

Black Inmate's Guide to The Car System within Prison
When a black inmate sets his foot on the California prison yard, first thing that he establishes with other inmates is who is he & what hood is he from. His gang affiliation is the most important factor as it shapes his experience in prison and plays a big part in who he socializes, does business or works out with. The Black Car is a broad term for all black inmates on the mainline and it operates on a different set of hierarchies than other prison cars. South Siders & White Cars are usually ran like armies that are united under one command and are more about racial unity, whereas Black inmates are more concerned with the hoods that they came from and following their own set of politics. Blacks are rather forced to come together under one banner due to the fact that prison is a numbers game and it's crucial for their survival. The Black Car is a melting pot of mixed gang affiliations that often conflict eachother both on the street and behind the wall. That obviously doesn't mean that Black Car is not ran in accordance to a certain set of rules, although it's much less disciplined than other cars.

Since black inmates from rival gangs are obliged to comply with the politics of unity under the common banner with their enemies from the streets, many conflicts occur. There are situations where two rival cars are beefing on the yard and are at eachother's throats, ie. Bloods vs. Crips, Neighborhood Crips vs. Gangster Crips, Hoovers vs. Neighborhood Crips etc. Although members of these gangs may carry on a rivalry from the streets into the prison, they are expected to fall in line and follow the lead of the stronger car on the yard. Oftentimes when there's a new inmate on the mainline from a neighborhood that is not well-liked on this particular yard, he'll be challenged to take it to the back, meaning run fades with rival gang members that are either called out by him or call him our themselves. Sometimes these fights are done back to back. If an inmate that comes from an unpopular neighborhood shows that he has heart and does not back down, he earns their respect and even though he's a rival, he's kept on the mainline with other inmates because he proves to be an asset and can be useful in dealing with conflicts & tension with another races on the yard. It should be pointed that it's individuals from the gangs that are called out, not their whole hoods. Gangs are rarely dissed on the mainline, simply because that requires bigger influence in prison politics and usually means a serious beef. No hood is getting punked out on the yard on sight, unless it's deemed lame by other cars. If there are 5 Crips on the yard with 50 Hoovers, the Crips are expected to follow the Hoovers politics but are not dissed or smashed on sight by any means without a valid reason. It also doesn't mean that Hoovers are handling conflicts, regulating people who are out of line or do yard removals when there are snitches or sex offenders for Crips just because they are a bigger car. Each car is expected to look after their own people and worry about their own little ecosystem. A Crip Car member will not check in Bloods paperwork or run their politics if there are reps for Bloods on the yard. There's a sense of common courtesy & relative peace between these gangs due to the constantly growing racial tensions with Whites & South Siders, and the ever-present danger that these tensions may eventually erupt into mass riots.

The Breakdown
The Black Car is broken into separate cars that are based on gang affiliation. For example, Crips are known to fall under one common card that is actually made up with even smaller Crip gangs and their members from certain neighborhoods that are either affiliated with eachother by a wildcard or by location. If a member of Neighborhood Crips hits the mainline, he's expected to fall in line with the politics of the Neighborhood Crip Car. If there are Crips from different sets or locations that conflict eachother, ie. Gangster Crips vs. Neighborhood Crips vs. Compton Crips they still fall under the common Crip card, but it's ran in accordance to the politics of the car that dominates the Crip affiliation on that particular yard, and shots are called by the strongest one out of the pack. Hoovers usually have their own cars on most California Prison & County Jail yards, but when their presence is too low on certain occassions, they will fall in line with the Gangster Crips politics. Bloods, Pirus & Brims are split into the Kutt or No Kutt cars, with Kutt meaning Bloods who join broader Blood alliances inside the prison system and No Kutt standing for Bloods who refuse to rep anything else than their own hood. This difference of allegiance within Blood Car does not automatically mean animosity between Kutts and No Kutts, as they both make up for a borader Blood Car, but influence on prison politics & how Bloods are ran is usually exercised by the car that has bigger numbers on the yard.