New inmates are seen as "fresh meat". They fear their life. Most of these inmates find sanctuary in gangs. Inmates join gangs for protection. Gangs in correctional facilities are more of a necessity, unlike street gangs. People don't need a gang to survive in the street because there are other ways one can find help, a family, protection, belongingness, etc. But in correctional facilities one's outlets are limited. One's preoccupation in jail is survival, which leads inmates to change their habits, personality, and even their values.

Living in an environment where "an unexpected

The Latin Kings were their rivals at one point but now they are alliances. They are predominantly Hispanic with some White and Black members. They have an established hierarchy including a president, vice president, recruiter, secretary, sergeant of arms, and enforcer. They have 29 rules that all apply to the member's behavior in correctional facilities. Some of their rules include: do not steal, respect all inmates, if you want something pay and if you think you can't pay then don't borrow, do not lustfully desire an inmate's visit, street beefs are dead in jail, respect the officers so that you can be respected, don't fight with your family, watch your personal hygiene, and If you want to talk to the police take somebody with you to watch your back and be a witness. The G27's are not common in the United States correctional facilities but members of this gang have found their way into the United States jail system and numbers are growing rapidly. They are a Hispanic gang that formed in the Puerto Rico prison system in 1979. They are "bitter" enemies of the Netas. Members of the G27's cover their body with large tattoos of the Virgin Mary. But not much else is known about this rapidly growing prison gang. I interviewed Jake Alonso from Monmouth County Jail in Freehold, New Jersey. He states that inmates in Monmouth County Jail do not call these groups’ gangs. Members call their groups "organizations." When I asked him why he joined he said because "I don't want a *censored* up my ass...when you claim one of these organizations you don't get *censored*Ed with as much because you got your peeps behind you". In other words, they serve as protection. Furthermore he states that it is the system and those people who are ignorant to gangs that call them gangs. He said that each "organization" has its own history and that the organizations are movements and went on to compare them to democrats and republicans. They are rebels. He told me that when a child molester or rapist comes in they beat him to a bloody pulp and make his life a living hell. In order to belong to one of these "organizations" one must have a clean record, which means no "rats" - no deals with the police. Jake is a member of the Netas. According to him, in order to become a Neta you need to have a clean record and be humble. It is a Hispanic gang, however, Whites, Asians, and Blacks are also welcome to join. In order to become a Latin King you need to ha

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