THE AUTHORS CRITICIZE SUCH THEORY BECAUSE OF ITS INATTENTION TO THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TOTAL INSTITUTION AND WIDER SOCIETY. THIS EXPLORATORY REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE SITUATION IN ILLINOIS PRISONS WHERE THERE IS AN IMPORTATION OF ORGANIZATION, ROLES, AND NORMS FROM THE STREETS OF CHICAGO TO THE PRISON THROUGH GANGS WHICH RETAIN THEIR ORGANIZATION AND IDENTITY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PRISON WALLS. THE AUTHORS POINT OUT THIS PHENOMENOM AS EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THEIR ARGUMENT THAT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE INSTITUTION AND THE SURROUNDING SOCIETY NEEDS TO BE MUCH MORE DEEPLY EXPLORED.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...TWH