article_snippet.sent: Among the state of California's approximately 162,000 inmates, the most dangerous serve their time in Level IV maximum-security facilities where it is estimated as much as 97 per cent are gang affiliated.
article_snippet.sent: The gangs rule life behind the cement walls the same way as out on the streets, but for those who choose to leave the criminal families behind, the California Department of Corrections offers a chance at a different way of living on the inside.
article_snippet.sent: The California Department of Corrections (CDC) houses approximately 162,000 inmates, the most dangerous of whom serve whom time in Level IV facilities .
highlights_snippet.sent: Up to 97 per cent of Level IV maximum-security inmates in California are gang affiliated .