Daniel Dominguez

Professor Wielgos
College Writing 2
December 9, 2014
Annotated Bibliography
"Managing Prison Gangs/Security Threat Groups." Managing Prison Gangs/Security Threat
Groups. 7 Apr. 2014. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://www.corrections.com/news/article/35652managing-prison-gangs-security-threat-groups>.
The authors main point that he is trying to get across is that prisons are responsible for
housing convicted inmates. They must have everything organized and not cause harm to inmates
because the prison system will be sued. This is why they do the classification when an inmate
enters so they will not be placed in the same housing unit as a rival to that other gang. This
article brings out a case of where an inmate talks about the housing unit. This source is worth
using for my project because it explains how the management is handled inside the prison.
Coyle, Andrew. "A Human Rights Approach to Prison Management." <i>Handbook for Prison
Staff</i>. International Centre for Prison Studies, 1 Jan. 2009. Web. 12 Dec. 2014.
&lt;http://www.prisonstudies.org/sites/prisonstudies.org/files/resources/downloads/handbook_2n
d_ed_eng_8.pdf&gt;.
This source has so much information on Prison Management. It talks about all the
problems there inside it. For example, overcrowding inside the prison is a huge one because it
goes against our rights. Cells where build for only one inmate but is now being use for more than
one, which can cause danger. It is important to have an organized prison system because if not, it
can lead to a dangerous situation that can harm the correctional officers life. This source is
helpful because it talks about how a good prison system has to be organized. In addition, how
you are supposed to handle these prisons in order for it be safe. I will explain the important parts
and define some examples of how it is supposed to be run down. This source relates to my other

sources because this is all facts of the prison management while the others are bias of peoples
mind.
Henneke, Elizabeth. "Prison Rape Elimination Act." Texas"Criminal"Justice"Coalition, 1 Jan.
2003. Web. 9 Dec. 2014. <http://www.texascjc.org/sites/default/files/publications/140520
Handout with PowerPoint Presentation on PREA.pdf>.
One of the major laws that passed down in the United States is the Prison Rape
Elimination Act that. The U.S Congress approved it on September of 2003. PREA is a federal
statute aimed at preventing sexual assault and victimization in juvenile facilities, adult prisons,
jails, lockups, and other detention facilities. The reason why this law was passed on was that rape
was one the biggest issues in prison. Since 1816, the same genders were place in the same
building with one another due to Elizabeth Fry. It led to more violence in prison such as sexual
triangle, where two inmates would fight over another inmate. The source brings out statistics that
prove that rape was the leading cause of danger in prison. It also brings out points of how no
juvenile should be any close to an adult due to danger. This source relates to my other source
because the management in prison has been improving and by passing this law, the rape inside
the prison has decreased.
Hills, Holly, and Christine Siegfried. "Mental Health Services." Effective Prison. U.S.
Department of Justice National Institute of Corrections, 1 May 2004. Web. 9 Dec. 2014.
<https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.nicic.gov/Library/018604.pdf>.
In order for a prison to operate well, there must be a mental health service that can
rehabilitate the inmate. If an inmate is place in prison for a drug/alcohol addict problem, they
must receive some kind of treatment that can help them. The whole point of serving time in
prison is for rehabilitation that way when they are set free, they would not have the same habits
and problems. This source is important because it will analyze how important it is for prisons to

have mental health services for inmates. This source relates to the others because it talks about
how a good management inside a prison must be.
"Security Classification and Gang Validation." A Jailhouse Lawyers Manual. Columbia Human
Rights Law Review, 1 Jan. 2009. Web. 9 Dec. 2014.
<http://www3.law.columbia.edu/hrlr/JLM/Chapter_31.pdf>.
This source is helpful because it is explains the process when entering prison how they
now have an internal classification system but how they have a gang validation. This one of the
ways that prisons management has improved on, by determining what prison security level the
inmates are located. Gangs have been a huge issue in prison and in the source; it explains
everything they do to control it. This source goes along with the rest because it explains how
they developed a way to determine whether an inmate would need more supervision than the
others would. This source would be worth for using in my project because it would make me go
in depth of what inmates would have to go through when entering prison.
Seiter, Richard P. Corrections: An Introduction. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson
Prentice Hall, 2005. Print.
This book will be a helpful resource to expand on and find more historical information
inside the prisons. The chapters I will mainly focus on are 10 and 11. Chapter 10: The
management of Prisons will explain how the correctional officers are treating the inmates inside
the prison. I will expand on some key points in these chapters such as internal classification
system, unit management, and the background information of how the management in prison
works. The source main point on this chapter is to define how the prison system handles arriving
inmates and how they are classified. Chapter 11: Prison Life for Inmates will briefly explain how
inmates are treated and the danger there is inside the prison. This source relates to my other
articles because it goes more in depth of how it is use in prison and how it has increasingly been

working. This source is worth using for my project because it is my Intro to Corrections books
and in class; we talk about how the prison system works.
"Prison Life: 5 Things Men Should Know." AskMen. Web. 11 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/special_feature_3800/3808_life-in-prison.html>.
This source is coming from the perspective of an inmate who was in prison. He gives
examples of how prison works and what is inside the prison. He begins talking about the prison
gangs and what new inmates experience.
Liptak, Adam. "Justices, 5-4, Tell California to Cut Prisoner Population." The New York Times.
The New York Times, 23 May 2011. Web. 11 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/us/24scotus.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0>.
This source does a great job explaining of how the state of California is experience
overcrowded inside prison. This is a real issue because it goes against the inmates right of the
eight amendments. This source is important because it connects to my main argument of how the
prison life is like and how it impacts the prison management.
Thesis: What is the prison life like?
Background: The principles of good prison management
Paragraph 1: I will be talking about the things you need to go through when entering prison and
the treatment programs they offer
Paragraph 2: I will be talking about the harmful situations in prison like gangs and rape. Then I
will talk about the prison management has handled these situations.

Paragraph 3: This will be the counter argument where people will argue that prison management
is terrible because of the overcrowding.