I don’t recall: Why was Pride’s father Cassius in prison?
I don’t really have a solid answer, but since it’s been over 12 hours since you posted, I figured I’d toss in my wild assed guess. I seem to remember that Cassius (played by Stacy Keach) was a crooked cop who got busted for crooked copping. I might be wrong about that, but that feels right to me. I seem to recall that they were going for a “wrong in the letter of the law but right in spirit” kind of vibe.