A question recently posted to Quora asks, "which inmates are the highest on the power chain? Which are the lowest?" Tim Dees, a retired patrol officer, gives his response below. Add your own in the comments. I was A2A on this question, so I'll give it a try. read more
This happens, but not as often as prison movies might have you believe. Below this are inmates who are incarcerated for crimes even other inmates find reprehensible. Crimes where the victims could be another inmate's loved ones are targeted. These include rape and sexual offenses against children. read more
In other words, in their world where they are all convicted criminals, even of the most heinous crimes, there is still a righteousness pecking order. You simply can’t escape it. Outside of Hell there is always a righteousness pecking order. read more