Inmate Culture And Prison Culture

1. Describe the two theories regarding how inmate culture becomes a part of prison life.
a. Culture is indigenous to prisons; it was believed that it was developed as inmates’ loss connection to their previous environment and freedom.
b. Culture is imported, in other words inmates brought in some types of characteristics into the prison that would then help create a subculture.
2. List the methods correctional agencies use to control prison gangs.
a. Transferring gang members to maximum-security prisons.
b. Limiting inmates’ access to money, which often plays a critical role in inmates’ underground economy.
c. Placing the most violence-prone gang members in special facilities.
d. Developing gang intelligence
e. Recruiting informers.
f. Observing