This training is augmented by mentoring under gang "veteranos" (veterans) and OGs (Original Gangsters) in and out of custody.
Inmates learn these codes of conduct through extended schooling that takes place during periods of commitment, while serving sentences in juvenile hall (grammar school), youth authority (high school), and state and federal prisons (colleges and universities). Some are institutional regulations, but most are convict codes. There are hundreds of written and unwritten regulations that must be observed by inmates. During the unfolding of this story, Tom Selleck's character makes a dramatic metamorphosis from an innocent man into hardened convict and killer.
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The movie gives the viewer an accurate glimpse of the inmate code of conduct.
The movie "An Innocent Man" includes a violent depiction of dealing with a "welcher" on the prison yard that introduces Tom Selleck's character to this reality. Drug debt "welchers" must be dealt with violently as an example to other inmates considering defaulting on their debts. Because custody staff members seek to disrupt this activity, gangs step in to enforce these inmate regulations and codes of conduct.Ĭontraband and drug debts are often collected by invoking the name and reputation of these gangs as an intimidation tactic.
Corrections officers control the containment and movement of inmates, but prison gangs and other security threat groups establish the inmate's code of conduct. Prison gangs ultimately control the criminal activity in most custody environments.