Perhaps his voice from the grave will finally accomplish some prison reforms. It has angered the attorney general. It has embarrassed the Department of Corrections. And they're all talking about some possible reforms in state prisons. Well, if it takes something as crude as that 1988 videotape to bring new discipline inside this state's maximum-security prisons, then good.
Reform here is long overdue.
For too long, the animals have been running the zoo. Although prison officials often minimize the influence of gangs, it's pretty much known that gangs are controlling a lot of the action inside the tall walls. Even the President of the United States recently wanted to know how a gang chief was controlling his gang from an Illinois prison. Just talk to a guard. If you don't quote him by name, he will tell you what's going on in the joint.