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One of the major problems of corrections today is the security threat group or more commonly known as the "prison gang". A security threat group (S.T.G.) can be defined as any group of offenders who pose a treat to the security and physical safety of the institution. " Throughout the 1960's and 1970's, prison gangs focused primarily on uniting inmates for self protection and the monopolization of illegal prison activities for monetary gain" (F.B.P., 1994, p. 2). S.T.G.'s are mostly divided along racial lines and practice some sort of defiance towards authority. S.T.G.'s use a variety of hand signs, alphabet codes, tattoos, and different types of gang terminology. Gangs characteristically have rivals and make an alliance with other gangs. The criminal activity of S.T.G.'s does not only exists inside the confines of the prison walls, but has flowed to the outside world. "Prostitution, extortion, drug selling, gambling, loan sharking - such activities are invariably opera!ted by prison gangs" (Gaines, Kaune, Miller, 2000, p.652). The Texas Prison System consists of eleven classified security threat groups; Texas chooses to classify a gang as a S.T.G. when they become involved in violent activity. "P
Deciding to join one of the prison gangs is a life altering decision. We will traffic in drugs, contracts of assassination, prostitution, robbery of high magnitude, and in anything that we can imagine. "The Bloods present a significant threat to correctional administrators not only due to their predatory and violent behavior, but more importantly due t!o their intense rivalry with the Crips" (F. Those criminal activities are extortion, narcotics trafficking, and murder both inside and outside the prison walls. At this current time the Texas Mafia has no known enemies. At this current time the enemies of the Texas Aryan Brotherhood are not classified as security threat groups because of their small number of members. Of the twenty-three gangs in The Texas Department of Criminal Justice only eleven are classified as security threat group's. The pressures of gang influence among the inmate population are higher than it has ever been. One faction is called the "16/12", which refers to the 16th and 12th letters of the alphabet "P" and "L". When the time comes most gang members will be released from prison. With the problem of gangs in hand, many states have decided to lock-up gang members in administrative segregation in order to reduc!e violence and new recruiting efforts. The recruiting efforts only take place in the cities where the sets are. The gang utilizes a council t!hat oversees operations and issues orders for organized crime or violent activities. The "P" and "L" stand for Pistoleros Latinos. When one enters, they not only endanger themselves, but also family and friends.
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