Prison System.. will no longer separate by race..

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KALYN

KALYN

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Tue Dec 20, 6:47 PM ET

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's prison system will no longer divide inmates by race, a practice in effect for more than 20 years and intended to limit gang violence, a spokeswoman for the system said on Tuesday.
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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation had routinely segregated inmates by race on their arrival at prison, a practice challenged by a prisoner in a federal discrimination lawsuit.

The department has settled the challenge and has agreed to no longer use race as the sole factor in deciding how to house inmates, said department spokeswoman Terry Thornton.

"Prisons have always been desegregated, but had we made housing decisions based on a person's race? Yes," Thornton said. "It's no secret that many instances of gang violence in prison are racially motivated."

California's prison population of nearly 167,000 is 28 percent white, 29 percent black and 37 percent Hispanic. Its gangs include the Aryan Brotherhood and Mexican Mafia, which recruit inmates based on race, Thornton said.

The prison system's change of practice brings it in line with a February
U.S. Supreme Court decision banning racial segregation in prisons with the exception of extraordinary conditions.





,,, thoughts..?
 
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reza

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it looks like they'll still segregate prison gangmembers. the articles states that prison officials won't segregate inmates based on race as a sole factor. Factors such as gang involvement and behavior will decide where an inmate is placed. That's how i comprehend it.
 
LISICKI

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Reza correct for that one, and for the rest of ya'll- if you aint spent time in the California Prison system you may want to doctor up your responces a lil bit.
 
fillyacup

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ok, rephrase.....gangs got a MAJOR influence in cali...THATS treal talk

they dont run it, rich white folks on yolla do, that is true
 
KALYN

KALYN

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I just thought it would be an interesting topic of coversation.. 20 years of doin' shit the same way and then throwin' a wrench in the mix.. its bound to cause problems.
 
50cal

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yeah it would be intersting but again, by this stament and many rules that the governemnt is bound to are usually bound by translation,and it will be interpreted to best suit the system.It is also a known fact that there are far more serious injustices within the penal system.In L.A. County jail for instance they will put you in with crips if you a blood and vice versa.They will throw you in with the blacks,if you hispanic..its there own version of pit fighting...i wonder how much gambling goes on by the c.os? I aint sayin all correction officers are guilty,but if you aint a solution you a problem...besides the education system this is an important issue,and the system needs revamping.But there is too much money at stake to try and fix

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They'll just label any inmates that they think are going to cause trouble as being in an "ethnic gang", that way it's not based on race, it's based on gang involvement. It's just a technicality that they will get around.

If you're expecting some major riots to happen or somethin prepare to be disappointed.
 
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