Segregation by race and gang affiliation provides a greater sense of
security for inmates attempting to drop out of gang life inside
California's maximum-security prisons. Since 1999, an increasing
number of disenchanted gang inmates have sought special protection
for fear of certain death for renouncing their gangs. In Sensitive Needs
Housing, inmates from all races now mix freely with considerably less
racial violence, allowing for more freedom and respect for one another.
