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Addressing gang-related activity inside a facility requires a coordinated, evidence-based strategy that combines risk assessment, targeted interventions, information sharing, staff training, and fair, rights-respecting enforcement. Conducting risk assessments helps identify who poses higher safety threats and guides how to allocate resources and monitor those individuals. Targeted interventions—such as counseling, behavioral programs, and the careful separation of high-risk members—address underlying causes and reduce opportunities for violence, while supporting individuals who can change their behavior. Sharing intelligence among staff enhances situational awareness and enables proactive, coordinated responses rather than isolated, reactive actions. Comprehensive staff training ensures responses are consistent, lawful, and informed about gang dynamics and rights protections, which helps prevent bias and escalation. Enforcing rules fairly and protecting inmates’ rights preserves the legitimacy of the discipline system and promotes trust and cooperation. Altogether, this approach reduces violence and maintains order in a way that is safe, effective, and just. Ignoring gang activity allows violence to grow; relying solely on punitive segregation without assessment can violate rights and fail to reduce risk; disallowing information sharing undermines safety and coordinated control.