Prison gangs have evolved into powerful organisations that maintain control of their criminal enterprises from inside jail. Before the 1950s, prisons in California were small, and prisoners had a set of rules they lived by. It was known as the ‘convict code’.
Since then, prison populations have grown. With so many new faces who didn’t know the code, the rules have been rewritten, resulting in an explosion of violence.
So how have these gangs become so influential, despite their freedoms being curtailed by the state?
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Why Deadly Prison Gangs Are More Powerful than Ever
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Prison gangs have evolved into powerful organisations that maintain control of their criminal enterprises from inside jail. Before the 1950s, prisons in California were small, and prisoners had a set of rules they lived by. It was known as the ‘convict code’.
Since then, prison populations have grown. With so many new faces who didn’t know the code, the rules have been rewritten, resulting in an explosion of violence.
So how have these gangs become so influential, despite their freedoms being curtailed by the state?
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