Workgang

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A Workgang is a group of individuals who are assigned, or engaged in, a common task.

Examples include prison workgangs{{cite web|title=Chain Gangs|url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry/worldcrims/chain_gangs|publisher=Credo Reference|access-date=3 October 2013|archive-date=17 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217063455/https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/worldcrims/chain_gangs/0|url-status=live}} or non-Prison Workgangs used for farming, construction, trash collection/waste management, fire fighting, or emergency services.

Such workgangs have varying levels of supervision ranging from Armed Corrections Officers, Unarmed Community Supervision, to self-supervised Trustees.