The inmate subculture concerns prison officials because it is primarily antagonistic to the prison administration and prison rules (Schmalleger & Smykla, 2015). The social structure of the prisons is a clear indication of this. For the male inmates, social structure and the subculture allow the development of types of inmates such as the mean dude who resorts to physical power, the bully who uses intimidation, as well as the agitator who is constantly stirring up trouble among others. In fact, the only positive prisoner culture type is the opportunist who uses prison for advancement, but this prisoner is then regarded as a selfish do-gooder. As such, it is apparent that the prison subcultures are inherently against the proper running of prisons
