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Question: How would you define the prison environment and does the environment influence institutional management and custody? Would you make any changes to improve management?

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The prison environment influences institutional management by the fact that in many prisons, prisoners run the proverbial organization of the prison. In this sense, gangs hold sway over the prison environment wherein they are able to control day-to-day operations within the prison system. Unfortunately, this is a reality because of the limited amount of prison guards ...

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