long story short, while mobsters more than likely have some problems in prison, i doubt they are being taken advantage of the same as some white kid fresh off the bus from the suburbs.
Exactly. It's always the weakest gusy that get the worst treatment in prison. Mobsters are still street guys, so other inmates aren't going to mess around with them as much. And definitely not if the mobster is a member of a powerful family. Nobody messed with Gigante or Gotti when they went to prison (not until Gotti started acting up, anyways). If you're a well respected criminal on the outside, then chances are you'll be respected in prison.
Another thing to consider: Mafia members these days are locked up in federal prisons. This means that they are usually transferred to a different state (a lot of times across the country) so they don't have as much influence. Also, federal prisons tend to be safer then state prisons. They have less violent gang members, are better funded and are not as overcrowded.
Also, do mobsters form alliances with other Aryans/white prison gangs? I've read about this, but don't know if this is common or isolated incidents. It would make sense since everyone sticks with their own race in prison.
