In your initial response, define what constitutes a STG in an incarceration
facility. Next, discuss the reasons why inmates that were not part of a gang in
free society may decide to join a STG while incarcerated. Finally, identify at
least one strategy that correctional administrators might implement to
control and monitor STGs within a correctional facility.
Security Threat Group (STG) is just a fancy name for gang. Like the outside
world, prisons house gangs. These STGs may be extensions of pre-existing
gangs that formed outside prison walls or they may be a gang whose roots
were created in confinement. Regardless, STGs are a threat to the safety of
the staff and other inmates. Like street gangs, STGs have ways to identify their
members. Tattoos, which still happen in prisons, hand signs or gestures, and
clothing manipulation may indicate STG affiliation. Inmates may have never
had an intention to join a gang prior to prison. However, there are benefits to
being a member of a STG. The obvious reason is protection from rival STGs.
