On shows such as Lockdown they show how inmates in California segregate themselves and they have 3 main groups...white supremacists, southern Mexicans, and blacks. What if someone is none, all of the above, or just sees themselves as an individual . Do they form an "other" group?
2007-10-29 23:44:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
They would go with whichever group they most resemble.
The white group is not made up of "white supremacists." They're just a white gang the same as the Mexican gang and the black gang. It's not like all white people who go to prison are racist!
2007-10-29 23:47:28 · answer #1 · answered by Sapphrodite® 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They almost never go with the whites. They will usually go with whatever else they are mixed with, ie. 1/2 black and 1/2 white, go with the blacks. Also, there are other groups, such as asians, gays and usually an others group that is made up of people who don't really fit in anywhere. There are also people who don't really assocaite with anybody. You can hang out on your own, but it is really hard. Usually only older inmates can get away with that.
2007-10-30 05:55:52 · answer #2 · answered by Scott B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they usually, from what I've seen in jails, will usually "hang" with race they most resemble. Most all that go into the system don't want to join these groups, no matter what race, it is the sad part of the system there that racism always becomes a factor with all groups against each other. The term "safety in numbers" is the rule of thumb in lock-up.
2007-10-30 01:33:02 · answer #3 · answered by wtpd601 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They shouldn't separate themselves at all. Are the inmates running the prisons?
Why are they allowed to form groups?
They should be locked in their individual cells and not allowed to form groups.
2007-10-30 01:44:35 · answer #4 · answered by sister_godzilla 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think mixed race inmates have it toughest of all. whites, blacks, latinos, etc... have a place to run to and identify with. mixed race are in limbo and I doubt they have a "group".
2007-10-29 23:48:43 · answer #5 · answered by jason p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You pick your friends in prision or you die.
Brother spent 5 years there (for buying beer for a minor).
His roomate killed the man that raped him.
Pretty sad, a man buys beer for a minor and gets raped in prison. This is justice right?
2007-10-29 23:48:10 · answer #6 · answered by FawneMine 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well they join the minority. mixed ppl will never be accepted fully as whites but they can be accepted as blacks.
2007-10-29 23:51:40 · answer #7 · answered by skywalker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever heard of mulatto people identifying more with their black side?
2007-10-29 23:59:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes. they join the gays.
2007-11-02 21:24:02 · answer #9 · answered by andyman 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋