| Some of the most notorious gangs in the United | | | | be transferred there for violence or bad behavior. |
| States are transported and housed at Pelican Bay | | | | Many career criminals commit serious acts of violence |
| State Prison. This prison is known to be a war zone | | | | just to get here. To a serious career criminal trying to |
| and battlefield to different gangs clicking and fighting | | | | crawl up the ranks, this prison is the equivalent of an |
| for power and seniority. Many attacks and even | | | | Ivy League School and is a huge badge of honor. In |
| murders on the street, some even hundreds of miles | | | | fact, this facility is the biggest University for Criminals. |
| away are called from the Gang Leaders, also known | | | | Many leave here much better and more skilled at |
| as Shot Callers, and are called from right inside their | | | | committing criminal acts than before they came in. |
| SHU Cells. SHU stands for Security Housing Unit and is | | | | As one convict said bluntly, if you made it to Pelican |
| even more secure than the rest of their maximum | | | | Bay, you made it. This same convict during interview |
| security prison. | | | | mentioned that he would never trade the life of |
| Pelican Bay State Prison was build specifically to | | | | always having to look over his shoulder wondering if |
| handle the most violent gangsters in the State of | | | | a rival gang members was going to try to stab him |
| California. In order to get into this prison you have to | | | | to death. He felt comfortable and focused in this |
| basically get kicked out of a regular State Prison and | | | | environment. |