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Special Units
NJ Corrections Losing Ground Against Prison Gangs
New Jersey corrections investigators say they're losing ground in the fight against prison gangs, because they lack the manpower and funding, the Star-Ledger reports.
July 19, 2009
Special Units
Idaho Inmates Claim Gangs Run Prison
A gang war that appears to have taken over parts of an Idaho private prison is spilling into the federal courts, with some inmates contending prison officials are ceding control to gang leaders in an effort to save money on staffing.
November 12, 2012
Special Units
Working Gangs From Inside Prison
Approximately 55 officially titled "Security Risk Groups" (SRG) are being tracked at Rikers, including major national gangs such as the Latin Kings, the Bloods, the Crips, and the Neatas. The GIU is also tracking groups that are affiliated with organized crime and narcotics.
April 30, 1999
Blogs
Gangs
July 14, 2009
Gangs
Gangster Clothing: Dressing for Success In Prison
No one in a predatory environment wanted tight, close-fitting clothing. Status in custody was displayed by wearing new, especially large baggy clothing, ironed or pressed to military-like creases.
January 25, 2010
Special Units
Kids' Needs and the Attraction of Gangs
We have for years debated the growth of gangs. From interÂviewing hard-core gang members in and out of prison, there seems to be a pattern that emerges.
May 31, 2000
Gangs
Sensitive Needs Yards (SNY) Gangs
Dropouts, jail informants, child molesters, and other "softies" segregated in the Sensitive Needs Yards (SNY) of California prisons are forming gang sets of their own. Unencumbered by the big four prison gangs that control the main yards, they use their criminal skills and the power of intimidation of their new dropout gang.
May 14, 2012
Special Units
Black Gang Tattoos
Gang members are usually decorated with the marking of their sets, super-gangs, and affiliated prison gangs. Their bodies are also often marked with tattoos that are generic prison symbols that you will find on just about any inmate. The following slide show is a quick look at some tattoos used by some predominately African-American gangs with origins in California.
June 29, 2009
Special Units
Latino Gang Tattoos
Tattoos are an excellent tool for law enforcement and corrections officers to use to identify known or suspected gang members. This gallery includes examples of tattoos worn by predominanly Latino gangs such as the Mexican Mafia, MS-13, and the Latin Kings. The number "13" is used because M (or La Eme) is the thirteenth letter of the alphabet and is used to signify the Mexican Mafia, which uses Sureños—gangs that swear allegiance to the Mexican Mafia—to carry out its orders from prison.
August 5, 2009
Gangs
How One Gang Corrupted 13 Baltimore COs
Anyone who has worked in the jail or prison for any length of time is probably aware of the psychological manipulation practiced by many sophisticated inmates and gangs. They commonly employ tactics designed as corruption ensnarement traps.
May 22, 2013
Gangs
Dodger Blues: Take Me Out At the Ballgame
To Bryan Stow and the rest of the sane world, his Giants baseball gear represented his love of baseball and his support for his team. To that cowardly pack of gang thugs, it was the symbol for the rival Norteño gangs and the Nuestra Familia prison gang. To them, this is like wearing a Nazi uniform to the Auschwitz survivors' reunion.
April 10, 2011
Gangs
The Best Argument Against the Death Penalty
Former Mexican Mafia leader Ramon "Mundo" Mendoza's motivation for writing, "Mexican Mafia: The Gang of Gangs," is to get the book into the hands of gang members and inmates in the hope that it might prevent them from following in his footsteps. His intent is to break the negative brainwashing the prison gangs utilize and illuminate the path to redemption.
July 13, 2011
Gangs
Mexican Mafia: The Most Dangerous Gang
No matter which big bad bloody band of barrio bad boys you might be dealing with, I'll bet they are taking their orders from prison-gang inmates. And when one prison gang member can walk with immunity into some street gang's turf and order them to murder one of their own, that's a clue.
April 12, 2010
Weapons
Grandmas Urged to Help Keep Kids Out of Gangs
In Salinas, Calif., the city's mayor and the local Catholic bishop are asking grandmothers to use their influence to prevent young family members from joining gangs.
July 16, 2007
Special Units
Hobos Gang Leader Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
Tharp sentenced Chester to 40 years in prison at the end of a two-hour hearing, acknowledging the convicted gang member is a man of many talents who chose "to use those talents to advance the cause of evil."
August 11, 2017
Special Units
European Gangs Tattoos
Take a close look at the recent media coverage of the rioting in France, and you will see that those young French men of Arab and African descent are wearing identifying tattoos.
January 31, 2006
Special Units
Cellphones Helped Start Deadly SC Inmate Riot, Prison Chief Says
Corrections Director Bryan Stirling said cellphones helped stir up trouble Sunday night at the Lee Correctional Institute in Bishopville. He says the fights started in one unit and appeared to be contained before suddenly starting in two more units.
April 16, 2018
Special Units
All Florida Prison Inmates on Lockdown After "Credible" Threats of Rioting
All of Florida’s 97,000 state prison inmates are on lockdown — and will remain confined to their dorms at least through the weekend — in response to unspecified threats about potential rioting, officials from the Florida Department of Corrections says.
August 18, 2017
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