New Madred County Jail Inmate Dead

At New Madred County Jail, an inmate died after being attacked by other inmates. John Wayne Reynolds Jr. was a 50 year old inmate. He died while being transported to the hospital in an ambulance. He was attacked aboout 8pm Tuesday. He died from blood loss from a lacerated spleen that happened from blunt force trauma. He was in jail on violation of parole.

Prison Gangs

Life behind bars depends solely on gang affiliations. Unlike civilian population, the prison population is mostly gang related. You got to earn your respect. Television doesn't depict what really happens when you locked up.

You got to be ready to fight, stab, and kill other people in order to get that protection. If you locked up around 2-5,000 other inmates, you have no choice but to get in where you fit in. Without gang protection, you will be subjected to violence from every gang in there. The color of your skin is like your uniform as inmates put it. Everybody else of a different ethnic group will target you and there is nothing you can do about it but fight and hope to survive.

It takes years to build your reputation up to a level where inmates will calm down and let you be. It doesn't come over night you know. The "G code" is the most important rule. If you're not "man enough" to live by its standards then you're at the bottom of the food chain. Those who don't live by this code are subjected to being beat, stabbed, "turned out", and even killed.

Alger Correctional Center Inmate Killed

Carlos Marquis Love, 39, a prisoner at the Alger Correctional Center was killed May 31, 2012 by strangulation. Police say an inmate told them Love had a seizure at the Munising Township and was unconscious. Attempts to resuscitate Carlos by prison staff didn't work and he died. Carlos Marquis Love was a 39 year old inmate who had been serving time at Alger since 1992, on an armed robbery and weapons charge. Police suspect a fellow inmate is to blame for the homicide.

Sexual Assaults in Prison

Sexual assaults are a huge problem in prison. The chances of a male being raped in prison are 3 to 1 compared to a woman's chances in the free world. What causes these prison attacks and how can it be prevented? It's a question that still lingers as the folklore continues to spread in the minds of our youth.

Teenagers, who naturally feel invincible, continue to live a life of crime. They believe the chances of the law catching up with them are slim to none. If they are caught, many feel an escape from adult institutions is possible because of the age factor. That's not necessarily true because the justice system continues to change and an alarming amount of children are being prosecuted as adults for their crimes. They need to know what happens to adults in prison can happen to them much faster. Take a look at the video below.