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How Prisons are Governed (with David Skarbek)

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Are Gangs in Prisons More Violent Than Before?

Gangs in california prisons provide, governing incarcerated bandits. They prvide govern institutions for people outside of the prison. In los angeles, where this was sort of done arguably earliest, and certainly very effectively, hispanic street gangs that sell drugs across l a county send a drug tax or gang tax to jail leaders. When you know who is getting its tax then they are financially inclined to try to regulate them. And so the stationary bandit metaphor comes in without going into the details,. Bcause we needn't get a chance to have you on for your last book. It's relevant to when you talk about women's prisons in California. But i thought the book is

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