Which Way, L.A.?
Prison Gangs
California prisons are supposed to rehabilitate, but are they becoming factories or gangs? Prisoners say they are forced to segregate themselves along ethnic lines. What does that mean for race relations inside -- and outside?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readMark Madow: Former inmate; spent a year in the Sierra Conservation Center/California State Prison at Jamestown after being convicted of writing bad checks. Dan Guzman: Community Mobilizer, Solidad Enrichment Action Program. Been working with street gangs for 25 years. Professor Robert Pugsley: Professor of Criminal Law, Southwestern School of Law. Lance Corcoran: State Vice President California Correctional Peace Officers Association. Worked as a corrections officer for 10 years prior to taking this post.Andy Furillo: Staff writer, the Saracmento Bee. Covers prisons (as well as other beats) Gerald Miller: Ex-convict, current resident of Delancy Street, an organization that helps prisoners re-enter life after jail. Works in the juvenile justice and criminal justice programs at Delancy Street. Al Molina: Neighborhood activist in Highland Park, working to recall Councilman Mike Hernandez. Ron Russell: Staff Writer, New Times Los Angeles. For coverage of La Eme, the Mexican mafia prison gang, he was awarded the 1997 State Bar of California's Silver Medallion for excellence.
topic: Mike Hernandez is Arraigned
