The Green Wall was initiated in the aftermath of the Thanksgiving Day riot at Salinas Valley State Prison. The result of the riot came as 18 correctional officers were injured, 14 of whom were hospitalized (Hennessey, 2009). What it represent is a group of correctional officers and correctional staffs banding together protect each other to have a crew because they survived together from the riot. However, they are basically like any other prison gang except them being a gang of guards. Thompson (2004) stated that members of the green wall repeatedly vandalized prison property with Green Wall markings. For example, they throw hand signal that flashed the letter W for "wall" and some bearing tattoos, and other signs that gangs have (Laidman,
