Comments on: Prison Culture: Are You a Convict or an Inmate? http://prisonnewsblog.com/are-you-a-convict-or-an-inmate/ Prison News and Commentary Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:07:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Carole Santos http://prisonnewsblog.com/are-you-a-convict-or-an-inmate/#comment-8 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:49:36 +0000 http://70.87.13.10/~prison/2008/12/are-you-a-convict-or-an-inmate/#comment-8 Hi Paul,

Michael responded to your questions here:

http://prisonnewsblog.com/2009/02/prisoners-who-focus-on-success-reject-labels-of-convicts-or-inmates/

Best wishes,
Carole Santos

]]> By: Michael Santos http://prisonnewsblog.com/are-you-a-convict-or-an-inmate/#comment-7 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:29:45 +0000 http://70.87.13.10/~prison/2008/12/are-you-a-convict-or-an-inmate/#comment-7 Hi Paul, Thanks for writing.
I’ve mailed your comments/questions to Michael and will post his reply to you as soon as I receive it back.
Carole Santos

]]> By: Paul Maier http://prisonnewsblog.com/are-you-a-convict-or-an-inmate/#comment-6 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:20:27 +0000 http://70.87.13.10/~prison/2008/12/are-you-a-convict-or-an-inmate/#comment-6 2/10/09
Mr. Santos:
In you article entitled “Are you a convict or an inmate” you indicate that a convict has an air of defiance and would never cooperate with staff just to spare himself. It seems as thought the convict is more aggresive and not nearly as cooperative as an inmate. My question to you is, Have convicts commit more violent crimes that led to their incarceration where as inmates may have commited a less serious crime to become incarcerated? Also, would a convict be more likely to re-ofend once released from prison rather than an inmate?
Not relating to the article, I have always wondered whether it is a necessary to join somesort of gang in order to survive in prison. If somebody like myself who has no prior record or gang affiliation somehow found themselves sent to prison, would I have to join a certain group in order to avoid harrasment or even death by other inmates? It has always puzzled me.
I want to thank you for you time in helping me understand the corrections system. I am currently reading your book and find it very exciting to read. Thank you again
-Paul Maier

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