How do prison gangs affect prisons legally?
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the real answer is they do not. prison gangs thrive on drugs, killngs, and rape. Nothing they do is legal for the system. however, they do have jobs in their and by commiting crimes usa can keep the prisons budget. legally, they do nothing, illegally, they work best
788713
It depends on what you mean. Once your in jail you are locked\nup and stay there  until you are released or transferred to prison.\nSome guys take it upon them selves to punish other inmates,\nand some prejudice cops take  upon themselves to beat the \nprisoner just for the heck of it and then turn around and make\nup a story to back themselves up, so they won't get sued or \narrested.  I lived in L.A.  for many years and I seen and heard\na lot about these cops. Plus I was a victim of their harassment,\nThey tried to drag me down stairs for no reason at all. Since I \nheld on tight to the rail, they decide to leave me alone, but if they\nwould of taken me in then they would of pulled over in an ally\nkicked my ass, then take me to jail and say I was resisting arrest.\nI don't live in L.A., CA. anymore but I do know how they work.\nI was around when they beat the crap out of Roddney King.\nI know I gave you more then you asked for but everything is the truth. It can happen to anybody.
221535
The prisons are a business.\nIn fact prison stocks have become as important as those of banks, insurances and real estate... and power corrupts
926494
They should be able to cope sure but when you have firms like Group 4 letting the prisoners go free from courts as they did at the begining how do you expect them to quell a riot?
307585
You don't get transfered from one state prison to another unless they happen to need overflow and send you out of state.  What you're probably thinking of involves "states" in the sense of nations. (Remember each US state is truly a sovergin nation that has ceded some power to the federal government)  There's a treaty that allows prisoner to be returned to their country of citizenship to serve out the remainder of their sentence.  ie You're in jail in Mexico but are a US citizen.  Under the treaty you could possibly apply to be transfered to a US federal prison to serve out the remainder of your jail in your home country.
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Gangs are groups of people who find power in their unity however they  who promote violence and illegal activity. It is common knowledge that to enter a gang members (both men and women) are forced to undergo a violent initiation ceremony. From that point on members must continually perform violent acts to further themselves in the gang hierarchy. For instance injuring a rival gang member is often rewarded with compliments and respect. Additionally, illegal activity such as drug use and sale, theft, assault, rape and loitering are common among gangs. These activities are almost part of daily gang life, and members are practically forced to participate or face ridicule or worse. In the end many gang members end up dead, in jail, pregnant at a young age, homeless, addicted to drugs and very much alone. It is a very expensive price to pay for some friends.
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You aren't usually place in prison while awaiting trial. You are usually held in the city or county jail until your sentencing. This may not be true for hanus crimes I don't think. But if you are in prison, your chances of being brutalized depend on your personality, and the nature of your crime. Prisoners usually go after Sexual Offenders, Gang members, White Sumpremacists. Normally when you keep to yourself, everyone leaves you alone.
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Money!  Thats it.  Plain and simple.  The federal government aquires and distributes insane amounts of money for and from this so called "war on drugs"   What i mean is, the vast majority of prison inmates are booked due to drug related offences.  For each inmate booked the prison is alotted a certain amount of revenue.  Prisons are run by the state, therefore the state ultimatly ends up with this money.  Polititians find numerous ways to skim off the top as well as the high end execs.  Prisons are only one major source of benifiting from this mass amount of revenue.  In short a crime filled, chaotic country makes more cash than one such as amsterdam.
425859
Laws are changing regularly.  You can contact your state Department of Corrections for specific laws applicable in your state.
582945
I have never been to prison, however I have been incarcerated before and I work with men and women that have been in prison. I have been told that as long as you don't try to get involved with all the gangs and cliques you would be ok. Just go in and do your time. Also that it is important to hook up with an old timer that can you teach you how to behave and what you can and can't do. It doesn't have much to do about how tough you are, it is about how smart you are not to try and prove how tough you are. \nSo many prisoners go back because there is no rehabilitation in the prison system, they don't learn how to live in a "normal" society. I've talked to some guys who have said that they know how to live inside and know what to expect. When they are released they are sent back to where they offended (not usually a good idea), they hook right back up with old friends, and it is on again. We need to offer more services to them while they are inside to rehabilitate and not train them for more serious crimes.
456690
have you googled Mafioso prisoners, like Gotti, Capone, and whoever else made it to prison, i'm sure there are plenty of examples.  What about the mexican mafia or arayan brotherhood gangsters, we can't forget them either.
160411
They place them in special areas.  In Arizona, they are placed in Special Management Units of the state prison.  This is intended to protect them from other inmates who want to make a name for themselves by hurting a former cop.
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In some states, ex-felons' voting rights are automatically restored, in some restoration of rights is a fairly simple process. However, in a few states (Florida, of example) it is a difficult and cumbersome process to even apply for restoration of franchise (right to vote).\n\nIt's a wide held opinion that, since the prison population is largely drawn from low income and minority people, who tend to vote Democratic and/or liberal, that Republicans/conservatives, favor placing obstacles in the path of such people casting ballots.\n\nHere is link to ACLU information on this issue:\nhttp://www.aclu.org/votingrights/exoffenders/index.html
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Yeah, one time this guy who was in there for aggravated robbery promised to make me some really potent hooch (prison alcohol) anyway I paid him 10 dollars in commissary food.  I waited three weeks for the hooch, but I never got it, evidently he was transfered to another cell block. So I didn't get jack.\n\nNow if you are talking about being raped in jail, then NO! The only people who get raped in jail are the ones who want it. They are the ones we call whores in prison, becuase they get paid for thier butt services.
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Someone here http://prisontalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=126\nwill be able to tell you exactly what you need to know.
916422
Pelican Bay is primarily for inmates who are gang affiliated and would pose a high risk to other inmates and hence are closely watched and in small groups.  San Quentin's inmates may be equally dangerous in the community but they are not as hard to manage in custody.
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This is different with different prisoners in different prisons in different states. No easy answers here, but my brother-in-law(a prison guard) used to say the recreation privileges(TV, books, weight lifting) they received was the only way to control and keep guards safer.  He also said there were those who shouldn't have been there although we'd like to believe our justice system is fair. He was especially concerned with the younger prisoners. You might try searching the internet for a local prison and see what information you can find-there's usually lots! \n\nFor instance try "federal prison privilege".