Prison Gangs in Correctional Facilities

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This paper discusses the origin of prison gangs and the factors that keep them alive behind the walls of every prison in the country. It also discusses the six major gangs and how each is identified. Statistics from correctional facilities, as well as national surveys, are revealed and prove the rise in prison gangs and the threat they pose for communities.

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"Prison gangs are flourishing behind the walls of every correctional facility across the country. There are six major gangs that are generally identified by racial or ethnic members. Prison gangs are much better organized than the average street gang, thus, when an inmate is released he is more savvy about keeping a lower profile and so become more difficult for authorities to track. Prison gangs have risen some four hundred percent during the last decade and are still climbing. Gangs inside the prison walls have become experts at communicating through coded messages. Prison gangs originated as a form of protection from predator inmates, but expanded to include contraband. Gangs, whether street or prison, are identified by law enforcement as Security Threat Groups, STGs, and are monitored by officials."

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