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Inside the Badge August 23, 2012

California Security Housing Unit (SHU) Reintegration and Reform

Most prison gang leaders will be released into the terrible jungle where they will try to obtain two things they care about the most: drugs and power. Once the titans come down to dwell with gang mortals, the gangland utopia will usher the next prison gang golden age.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarMarch 14, 2012

Sureños: Understanding Kanpol and Pilli

Sureños identify with the color blue and use tattoos with the number 13, sureño, sur, south sider, or "kanpol" (a word taken from the ancient Aztec language of Nahuatl that means southerner).

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2012

LASD Task Force Used Heroin-Packed Burrito In Jail Sting

A secret Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department task force used a burrito stuffed with 24 grams of heroin during jail sting to uncover corruption among its deputies.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2011

Mexican Mafia Member Gets Life for Prison Narcotics Deal

Jose "Bat" Marquez, who was also a member of San Diego's Del Sol street gang, was extradited from Mexico in January 2007 on other charges. In April of that year, Marquez orchestrated a meth deal from his jail cell that involved several Mexican Mafia associates.

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Book Excerpt: Officer's Discretion

I wish to share with the reader a police traffic stop that almost ended in tragedy. It is a lesson in human nature and a training reminder for those in law enforcement who have exercised a police option called "officer's discretion" — giving an offender a break.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2011

U.S. Targets Four International Criminal Organizations

The Obama administration announced new sanctions against four international criminal organizations on Monday in an attempt to cripple their reach into the United States.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarJuly 14, 2011

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.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarJuly 14, 2011

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2011

FBI Captures Boston Crime Boss 'Whitey' Bulger

Bulger, 81, was captured 17 years after he fled Boston as federal agents were closing in on him. In 1994, agents were on the verge of arresting Bulger in connection with 19 killings, racketeering, and other crimes.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 24, 2011

Feds Nab Philly La Cosa Nostra Crime Boss

The defendants allegedly used violence to intimidate and prevent victims and witnesses from cooperating with law enforcement. The indictment alleges various instances where defendants used phrases such as "chop him up" and "put a bullet in your head" when threatening victims.

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