Code of Silence

I want to tell you about the Code of Silence among the prison and jail population. Basically no matter what, you tell the cops nothing about problems with other inmates. MCSO uses the inmate Code of Silence to cover up the violence that they allow. If you write a note to the guard about being beat up or extorted or stolen from, more than likely the guard will show the note to the person doing the beating or extortion and the note writer will be beaten by more inmates for telling the guard about anything. - Prisoner in Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Arizona