Davis decided to form a gang in order to protect white inmates from the dominant black and Latino gangs.
"At Elmira, what they were doing was giving preferential treatment to white inmates in every aspect of the prison."
An enclave within the camp was reserved for white inmates.
But he admitted that a dispute about the theft of property, which was reported as the cause of the riot, apparently "involved black and white inmates."
The second figure is the total of white female inmates.
There are African-American and white inmates involved in the talks we have had so far.
Apparently, white and African-American inmates have been working together.
Things get complicated, however, when several of the white inmates and guards are transferred out.
Days before the race riot, the tension between white and black inmates rose as they both prepared discreetly for the inevitable fight.
The rioters beat white inmates and attacked guards.