Colorado DOC imposes Code Of Penal Discipline (COPD) rules of conduct upon its incarcerated population. Prisoners are not supposed to break prison rules while inside prison; violence is a form of misconduct inside a prison.
Order in a carceral setting can be measured as the inverse of incidents. From the perspective of prison staff, disorder causes paperwork. The routine of daily work is made easy when inmate behavior is compliant with the schedule of daily activities.
A system of Incarceration imposes unique incentive structures on inmates. Violence is both a commodity and a socio-economic transaction.
Over the past ten years, Violent incidents at Colorado DOC have increased while population has decreased.
CORA 21 – Violent incidents (per month per facility) 2015-2024
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