The article was interesting for its history of prison gangs. However, if you're going to write about anything, then you owe it to both the readers and the subj

The article was interesting for its history of prison gangs. However, if you're going to write about anything, then you owe it to both the readers and the subjects to interview the people involved. You're not going to get an interview by walking once down a cell block asking to talk about gangs. No shit. The people who create shows like "Jail" or "Lockup" manage to get hundreds of hours of interviews with gang members. However, they establish mutual respect and rapport. I suppose I can't judge too harshly as it's certainly a difficult assignment, but it seems like the author put a very minimal amount of effort into interviewing, and instead pontificated from on high about gang members.