Behind South Carolina’s drab prison walls, the colors of clothing can mean a lot.
An inmate wearing something red would likely be linked to the Bloods street gang. Blue is the color for the Crips, a rival gang. Unless you’re a guard, the state wouldn’t put you in those colors.
Most inmates wear tan jumpsuits. Yellow ones are for prisoners in isolation; green for those sentenced to die; orange for the ones transferred from county jails.
A federal judge will decide on the most controversial jumpsuit color: pink.
