I worked at a prison that had up to 4,000 inmates. Normally around 3,000. The 20 other prisons in the state had maybe 1,200.
It was it own city. Coal power plant, farm, water treatment ect.
The other prisons there was a line between the guards and inmates, no buddy buddy stuff. People couldn’t really get to others to start shit, so mostly do your time and leave.
Where I worked it was the opposite. Inmates tattooing guards for sandwiches ect. The sheer size of the place made it chaotic.
I would imagine in Cali, the size and numbers are just gasoline on the gang tension.
Just my guess.
Maybe is PTSD manifesting?
Reminds me of work. Shit work.