Manifestations of prison subculture in the environment of juvenile and young prisoners

Abstract

The manifestations of the prison subculture involve multiple violent actions, directed by the informal leaders of the prisoners, which impose compliance with the rules of the prison subculture: hierarchical division, imposing a certain behavior for each caste, and, respectively, subordination to the informal leaders, the obligation to contribute financially to the „hazna comună”, the application of physical punishment for violating the rules of the prison subculture, sexual violence, riots and mass violence etc. Studies conducted by several authors over the last decade show that all juvenile prisoners were familiarized with the rules of the prison subculture by adult prisoners, during the detention of these two categories in adult institutions, after which they established them in the environment of the prisoners in the Goian Detention Center for Minors and Youth. Recently surveys conducted with prisoners and prison staff in the Goian DCMY indicate the continued presence of manifestations of the prison subculture.