The gangs in prison are what every inmate has to identify with, not by choice but based on your skin color or race is where your placed and where your loyalty shall lie. Gangs are formed as a sense of security and safety. In prison having others to watch your back is important. Though on the streets one may interact and be civil with a man of a different race, in prison you will not be caught sitting having a meal with a man of a different color or race. That’s reason for your fellow gang members to turn on you. You must stand by your people. Gangs are very real among prison walls and can become very violent very quickly. Segregation and respect on the yard must be respected. For officers understanding how gangs in prison work is very difficult
