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Mandel School's Mark Fleisher discusses the dynamic of prison gangs in light of recent inmate's death

MEDIA | January 19, 2022
STORY BY: EDITORIAL STAFF

Young inmate’s murder points to state prison system failures

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Mark Fleisher, a research professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, said that a large number of prison gangs doesn’t necessarily breed violence, but gang affiliations and the violence that can arise from them deserve careful consideration when shifting inmates from one facility to another.