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Chain gang

A chain gang or road gang is a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work as a form of punishment. Such punishment might include repairing buildings, building roads, or clearing land. The system was notably used in the convict era of Australia and in the Southern United States. By 1955, it had largely been phased out in the U.S., with Georgia among the last states to abandon the practice. Clallam County, Washington, U.S. still refers to its inmate litter crew as the "Chain Gang." North Carolina continued to use chain gangs into the 1970s. Chain gangs were reintroduced by a few states during the 1990s: in 1995, Alabama was the first state to revive them. The experiment ended after about one year in all states except Arizona, where in Maricopa County inmates can still volunteer for a chain gang to earn credit toward a high school diploma or avoid disciplinary lockdowns for rule infractions.

Chain

A chain is a serial assembly of connected links typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression, but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A chain may consist of two or more links. Chains can be classified by their design, which can be dictated by their use:

Gang

A gang is a group of individuals that engage in illegal and violent behavior. Members of gangs usually encourage and glorify an aggressive and antisocial lifestyle, and many gangs are composed of individuals who were lifelong friends or relatives. Criminologists and law enforcement have varying definitions on what constitutes a gang, and the features of such groups.

Grey

Grey or gray is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning that it has no chroma. It is the color of a rain or storm cloud, of ash, and of lead.

chain

Noun

1. A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
2. An accessory, adornment or insignia comprising, containing or depicting a series of links.

Verb

1. To fasten something with a chain.
2. To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings

gang

Verb

1. To go; walk; proceed.

Noun

1. A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
2. A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad or workgang.

grey

Adjective

1. Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
2. Synonym of coloured (pertaining to the mixed race of black and white).

Verb

1. Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.