Prison Gangs
Prison Gangs and Life for Inmates
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in prison for thee rest of your life, or even for a short period of time. In the surroundings of prisons there are certain things or certain activities that goes on such as prison gangs. Prison gangs are often known as an influential organization called the free world within a prison. Most of these prison gangs offer some type of safety for those you join them. In exchange for safety some inmates usually involve themselves in prostitution, assaults, kidnapping etc. Prison gangs aren’t just a problem on the streets, for as long as there have been gangs behind the bars. Prison gangs are groups that are started in prison and use violence as a threat to other inmates for drug control, prostitution, power, and influence. They were first noticed in California in the 1960s. Usually a lot of gang members have a very along criminal history and might just be involved with a street gang. Most of their motives are to use the use weak and make money.
Amongst many things there are rules and procedures that follow behind being in these negative and manipulative structuring of activities such as prison gangs. Prison gangs tend to display a distinct hierarchical structure. Many small prison gangs require all members to recognize their group members at all times in the organization. A way of identifying those inmates would be the drawing of the tattoo on the body which is prohibited to an existent. Prison gangs most of the time have an order and that is the system of “Blood in Blood Out”.
Blood in, just means that to enter into a prison gang you have to spill one of the other opposing enemies blood in any form or fashion. Most of the time it requires murder with the occasional assault charge. Blood out in most prisons just means that in order to separate yourself from the gang you must die in resulting to one of your one killing you. This is where the power role of the organization
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in prison for thee rest of your life, or even for a short period of time. In the surroundings of prisons there are certain things or certain activities that goes on such as prison gangs. Prison gangs are often known as an influential organization called the free world within a prison. Most of these prison gangs offer some type of safety for those you join them. In exchange for safety some inmates usually involve themselves in prostitution, assaults, kidnapping etc. Prison gangs aren’t just a problem on the streets, for as long as there have been gangs behind the bars. Prison gangs are groups that are started in prison and use violence as a threat to other inmates for drug control, prostitution, power, and influence. They were first noticed in California in the 1960s. Usually a lot of gang members have a very along criminal history and might just be involved with a street gang. Most of their motives are to use the use weak and make money.
Amongst many things there are rules and procedures that follow behind being in these negative and manipulative structuring of activities such as prison gangs. Prison gangs tend to display a distinct hierarchical structure. Many small prison gangs require all members to recognize their group members at all times in the organization. A way of identifying those inmates would be the drawing of the tattoo on the body which is prohibited to an existent. Prison gangs most of the time have an order and that is the system of “Blood in Blood Out”.
Blood in, just means that to enter into a prison gang you have to spill one of the other opposing enemies blood in any form or fashion. Most of the time it requires murder with the occasional assault charge. Blood out in most prisons just means that in order to separate yourself from the gang you must die in resulting to one of your one killing you. This is where the power role of the organization
Cited: Page Walker, Robert. "Prisons Gangs." The Original Prison Gangs . 3 May 2009 <http://www.gangsorus.com/prisongangs.html>. Rivera, Brandi “Prisons Gangs” Prison Gangs 3 May 2009 www.associatedcontent.com.article.2320prison-gangs 2001 School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture,9(1):22-30 Marsha Clowers, John Jay College of Criminal Justice http://scholar.google.com Robert S. Fong, PHD, and Salvador Buentello