behind bars. Novak said, “In prison it is easy to fall into such groups (Prejudice in Prisons).
             Prison officials acknowledge that cell-blocks are often segregated by race. Putting members of rival gangs together not only endangers the prisoners, but also the lives of the guards and the very security of the institution. Texas is the nation’s most integrated prison. In 1987, a federal district court ruled to ban cell-block segregation in the state. Since the ruling went into effect, prison murders have dropped by half
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