2012
Dec. 26 — Damien McClain at Hays State Prison
Dec. 9 — Derrick Stubbs at Hays State Prison
Nov. 27 — Darryl Christmas at Valdosta State Prison
Oct. 11 — Correctional officer Larry Stell at Telfair State Prison
Sept. 30 — Noe Cruz at Telfair State Prison
Sept. 15 — Lorenzo Critten at Georgia State Prison at Reidsville
Aug. 21 — Glenn Evans at Telfair State Prison
Aug. 9 — Laderick Chappel at Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Prison
July 19 — Orlando Cable at Smith State Prison
June 13 — Willie Mathis at Wheeler Correctional Facility [private prison]
This is a list of how many people have been killed in prison due to gang violence. These are the deaths that we only know about
Dec. 26 — Damien McClain at Hays State Prison
Dec. 9 — Derrick Stubbs at Hays State Prison
Nov. 27 — Darryl Christmas at Valdosta State Prison
Oct. 11 — Correctional officer Larry Stell at Telfair State Prison
Sept. 30 — Noe Cruz at Telfair State Prison
Sept. 15 — Lorenzo Critten at Georgia State Prison at Reidsville
Aug. 21 — Glenn Evans at Telfair State Prison
Aug. 9 — Laderick Chappel at Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Prison
July 19 — Orlando Cable at Smith State Prison
June 13 — Willie Mathis at Wheeler Correctional Facility [private prison]
This is a list of how many people have been killed in prison due to gang violence. These are the deaths that we only know about
How Prison Gangs Go Beyond Bars
Prison Gangs The fight for survival within the United State's prison system has created a subculture the breeds racism, hate, and violence.
About two and a half years ago, a young man named William King was sentenced to death by lethal injection for his participation in the murder of James Byrd Jr. James, a middle aged black man from Jasper County, Texas, was bound at the ankles and dragged behind a truck for three miles. His body was ripped to shreds as a gruesome display of the effects of prison subculture.
What caused William King and his partners Shawn Berry and Lawrence Brewer to commit such a horrific crime? Was their behavior a result of innate nature or was it learned?
Many agree that it was the time spent in prison that caused William King to brutally murder James Byrd Jr. Friends and family claim that William was a pleasant and quiet boy before he left for prison to serve a couple years for burglary. When he was released, his personality seemed irrational and violent and he was covered in racist tattoos. Friends say he frequently spoke about white supremacy and was anxious to develop his own splinter white supremacist gang. King's defense attorney explained that it was the high rate of violence in Texas's Beto 1 Unit that caused William to turn toward gang activity as a means of protection and security.
Racist attitudes develop from poor treatment from other inmates and a need to strengthen a common bond among gang members. William, the defense attorney argued, was merely a victim of the depleting prison system in this country .
About two and a half years ago, a young man named William King was sentenced to death by lethal injection for his participation in the murder of James Byrd Jr. James, a middle aged black man from Jasper County, Texas, was bound at the ankles and dragged behind a truck for three miles. His body was ripped to shreds as a gruesome display of the effects of prison subculture.
What caused William King and his partners Shawn Berry and Lawrence Brewer to commit such a horrific crime? Was their behavior a result of innate nature or was it learned?
Many agree that it was the time spent in prison that caused William King to brutally murder James Byrd Jr. Friends and family claim that William was a pleasant and quiet boy before he left for prison to serve a couple years for burglary. When he was released, his personality seemed irrational and violent and he was covered in racist tattoos. Friends say he frequently spoke about white supremacy and was anxious to develop his own splinter white supremacist gang. King's defense attorney explained that it was the high rate of violence in Texas's Beto 1 Unit that caused William to turn toward gang activity as a means of protection and security.
Racist attitudes develop from poor treatment from other inmates and a need to strengthen a common bond among gang members. William, the defense attorney argued, was merely a victim of the depleting prison system in this country .