9 years ago
Why prisoners join gangs
The inmates of America’s overcrowded prisons can be a fearsome bunch, from murderers covered in tattoos to drug dealers wielding homemade knives. They readily beat each other up over minor disagreements. They murder fellow inmates, at times apparently without any reason. To outsiders, they may seem like mindless, violent thugs. In fact, such violence is often strictly governed by the gangs which so many prisoners join. Why do prisoners become members of such violent groups?
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