Gregory Crowder an inmate in prison he beat a man to death because he wanted to steal his savings to buy drugs. Gregory said he's glad he receives visits from his family even though its two hours on weekdays and one hour on weekends. The officer believes that the visits help the inmates so that they can see a light in life. One of the many issues is there are inmate assaults on staff. In Salinas valley state prison California, there is a major race problem. The inmates wait until there are fewer officers around to strike at others ("Prison 2016 - Part …show more content…
Also, few states operate more than one women's prison. Characteristics of women in prison are Caucasian high school graduate ages 35-44 and are violent (Clear, Cole, Reisig, et al. 2017). Females in prison there are growing according to The Sentencing Project in 1980 to 2014 incarcerated women increased by more than 700% rising from 26,378 to 215,332 in 2014 With African American women being imprisoned with twice the rate of Caucasian women. The majority of women in jail are Caucasian, high school graduate ages 35-44 for a violent offense. Women's sentencing is shorter than men's Women are known to form families in jails. Females with children have their children either cared for by friends, relatives or are in state-funded foster care. Babies born in prison are placed with a family member or social agency within three weeks of birth. Over 1.5 million children have a parent in prison. According to Facts About Over- Incarceration of Women in the U.S.(Sniffen,2017). Although some women can spend time with their children (Clear, Cole, Reisig, et al. 2017). A positive factor in women's jail is there are many prison programs available for women rehabilitation. Such as counseling, education, AA, educational and vocational programs. Ged is available and vocational programs for job skills are available. Women have more health problems than men and need medical attention …show more content…
2017). There are many gangs such as the Latin Kings, Tango blast is known as a prison gang where membership is acquired in prison. There is a gang called the Crips that identify themselves with the color blue. The opposing gang is known as the Bloods that identify with the color red. The Mara Salvatrucha from Salvadorians also known as Ms 13. These gangs are seen usually in urban areas. Prison gangs are usually race oriented Aryan brotherhood is for the white supremacist (Clear, Cole, Reisig, et al. 2017).
Gangs arrange the killing of gang leaders and because of gangs, there are more inmate homicides. To help with the gang problem some are transferred to other states hoping it will help. Also, there are intelligence units inside and outside of prison. Here is a list of major gangs found in prison: TRG; Barrio Aztecas; Blackstone Rangers; Barrio 18; Mungiki; Hells angels; Numbers gangs; Aryan brother; Junky funky kids and Mac baller brims. Inmates in gangs are recognized by their tattoos and are more than likely to be in