| Number | 22213 |
| Subject | Prisons |
| Source | CBS News 60 Minutes |
| State | None |
| Year | 2005 |
| Publication Date | May 15, 2005 |
| Summary | This investigation examined the California corrections system's efforts to break up prison gangs in its maximum security facilities. Gang leaders were isolated from the general population but still managed to run prison and street gang operations from the inside. The story also explains the federal government's strategy of dispersing gang leaders to prisons across the country. |
| Category | None |
| Pages | 20 |
| Keywords | prisons;prison gangs;corrections;California;Pelican Bay;criminal justice system |
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