SOC SCI 164C Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Prison Gang, Mexican Mafia
6 Mar 2016
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Our country is 5% of the worlds population but has most of the drugs. Pelican bay (oregon) is a maximum level 4 prison and is a symbol of administrative segregation (22 hours of lock down) Kester: males hiding weaponry and contraband in their rectum. Prisons have been around for a long time in the u. s. and worldwide. Juvenile prisons include kids under 18, in california they are considered to be rehabilitative. Life of a gang member is both good and bad. You don"t have to join a prison gang. Guards work 24 hours 7 days a week. U. s puts more people in custody per capita than any country in the world. Cell phones are the #1 contraband found in california prisons. Gassing: phiculmater and urine used to spray it on ones face (gang members to guards, or other gang members) Overcrowding is a problem a lot of gangs. Prison life is not easy especially in other countries.
