The Prison Politics of Protection: Why Inmates Join Gangs Behind Bars

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The Prison Politics of Protection: Why Inmates Join Gangs Behind Bars

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Prison gangs are often portrayed as simple criminal organizations, but life behind bars creates powerful incentives for affiliation. Protection, identity, access to resources, racial divisions, and fear can make remaining independent surprisingly difficult in some institutions. This episode examines the psychology and social structure behind prison gang membership and why incarceration itself can strengthen group loyalty. We also explore how survival strategies developed inside prison can follow people long after release.

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