If you think the United States is racially divided, our prisons are even more so. But there are exceptions.
Michael McKuin and Rodney Edinbyrd are both incarcerated at Solano State prison in Vacaville. Together, they’ve broken the strict racial divisions of prison to play music in a band. Mike plays bass and sings, Rodney — Rome to his friends — writes the songs and plays guitar.
"We just do our thing. Wherever it comes out of my soul, through my hand, through these strings... Boom. That's what you got."
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