Binance Founder Describes the Shocking Reality of US Prisons
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Brief Summary
Prison organization by ethnicity reduces conflict, as shared by a non-US citizen's experience.
Key points
- Prison Ethnic Organization. Prisons are organized by race to reduce conflicts and promote cultural understanding.
Transcript
The minute I walked through the gate, the guard says, "Well, you're going to need some protection here. Um, right here, the Pacific Islanders are hiring, so you might want to join them." And I was sent to a low security prison. I should be eligible for a minimum security prison, which is one one level lower where most of the white collar crimes go, but because I'm not a US citizen, uh, they put me into a low, which is where all the drug laws are. But what I actually found out is um, they organize prisons by race, uh, so by ethnicity. This actually does avoid a lot of conflicts. Um you are more likely to get along uh with people of your own
ethnicity in terms of culture, customs. The prison encourages because it reduces uh fighting and then once you're in your group uh if you have a problem with somebody else in somebody some other group, there's a group rep and the reps will talk about it and you know this like a hierarchy. >> Union reps >> kind of like a union reps. Yeah. >> And then they come together and they hash out. >> Yeah. They say look step stand down. We worked we walked through it. So, uh, so there's a system to it, but I I I didn't know any of this, right? So, I walk in and then this, um, half ch half Asian
looking dude comes to me say, "Look, uh, my name is Chino. Um, welcome to our group." I was like, "What? What? Like, should I shake his hand? Should I not? Like am I joining this gang?
