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Correctional Institution Inspection Committee
Riffe Center, 77 S. High Street, 15th Floor, Columbus, Ohio
43215, PHONE (614) 466-6649, FAX (614) 466-6929
DRC Security Threat Groups
Correctional Institution Inspection Committee
STG Management
Inmates are identified as STG-affiliatedthrough self-admission,
law enforcementrecords, tattoos or other markings,possession of
STG-related material, orinvolvement in disruptive activities
withother STG members.
Staff monitor STGs through propertysearches and tracking
communication.
STG activity is generally documentedthrough a rule 17 violation
(unauthorizedgroup activity) conduct report. Inmates areclassified
as passive, active, or disruptivebased on involvement in STG
activity.
In May 2012, DRC Director Mohr issued amemo to all inmates in
the DRC (seeattachment), warning that prison violencedue to STG
activity would be firmlydisciplined through a security
classification
increase. Staff can also immediatelytransfer a seriously
disruptive inmate.
Security Threat Groups
Security threat groups (STGs) are broadlydefined as any inmate
group that presentsa risk to the security of the institution
orpersonnel, is detrimental to the bestinterests of the inmates, or
would work inopposition to the orderly function andoperation of the
institution.
Prison gangs (such as the AryanBrotherhood or the Heartless
Felons) are
encompassed within the broad definitionof STGs, but STGs can
also includeinmates grouping together based ongeographic, racial,
philosophical, or othershared characteristics.
Prison gangs generally engage in criminalactivity to promote
power, wealth, andprestige. Common activity includesassaults on
staff and inmates; drug,tobacco, cellphone, and
contrabandtrafficking; extortion and cell robberies;gambling; and,
operating stores (e.g.selling accumulated contraband).
The larger prison gangs are organized,with a clear hierarchical
structure, a codeof conduct, and symbols that identifygroup
members. Prison gangs cancommunicate between prisons, withleaders
directing action from thesupermax or maximum security facilities,or
even between state prison systems.
Two of the largest prison gangs are solelyprison-based. Inmates
may leave behindstreet affiliation to join the larger and
morepowerful prison gang already in existence,or they may choose to
join a gang for thefirst time inside.
Key Statistics
As of January 2013, 8,272 DRC inmates wereidentified as
STG-affiliated inmates, or16.6
percent of the total DRC population.
Ohio State Penitentiary had the highestpercentage of STG
affiliated inmates with
55.6 percent. The female facilities (DCI,NEPRC, and ORW) have
the lowest
percentage of STG affiliation.
The largest STGs in Ohio prisons includeWhite Supremacist, Aryan
Brotherhood,Heartless Felons, Peoples Nation, Folks,
Bloods, and Crips.
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Riffe Center, 77 S. High Street, 15th Floor, Columbus, Ohio
43215, PHONE (614) 466-6649, FAX (614) 466-6929
DRC Security Threat Groups
Institution Passive Active Disruptive Total% of the
Population
AOCI 135 9 4 148 9.5
BeCI 213 8 4 225 8.4
CCI 214 1 0 2158.1CRC 222 7 4 233 13.1
DCI 5 1 0 6 0.7
FMC 25 0 0 25 5.1
GCI 169 11 2 182 9.4
HCF 20 0 0 20 4.6
LaECI 258 27 4 289 16.3
LeCI 637 56 87 780 30.3
LoCI 253 9 3 265 11.7
LorCI 125 23 8 15610.0MaCI 182 6 4 192 8.2
ManCI 464 75 83 622 25.0
MCI 249 9 0 258 10.1
NCCC 351 14 2 367 14.0
NCI 303 38 28 369 14.9
NEPRC 2 1 0 3 0.5
ORW 4 1 0 5 0.2
OSP 142 27 93 262 55.6
PCI297 3 3 303 14.6RCI 645 80 62 787 38.5
RiCI 338 30 6 374 14.8
SCI 299 63 4 366 23.3
SOCF 419 44 167 630 46.6
TCI 256 38 23 317 30.0
ToCI 333 69 55 457 36.3
WCI 336 49 31 416 29.7
Total 6,896 699 677 8,272 16.6
Data provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and
Correction. The percentage was calculated usingtotal counts for
STG-affiliated inmates as of January 2, 2013, compared to the
weekly institutional populationreported by the department on
January 7, 2013.
