Georgia (US): Prisons in ‘Emergency Mode,’ with Gang Influence Rising
Staffing vacancies for correctional officers at 20 of Georgia’s 34 prisons have reached emergency levels, making it impossible to keep up with even
Trump Seeks to Designate Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying the United States would designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations in a move that
Pulido v. Lunes et al: Compton Varrio Segundo (Suicide of a Prisoner Due to the Threat of Revenge from a Prison Gang)
Plaintiff is a state prisoner in the custody of CDCR, presently incarcerated at Corcoran State Prison, in Corcoran. The events giving rise to
Aryan Brotherhood on Trial: Prison Gang Leaders Ordered Five Murders
Kenneth Johnson, Francis Clement and John Stinson will stand trial on charges that they ordered murders as members of the Aryan Brotherhood. They
California v. Ramirez: the Mexican Mafia
After hearing evidence defendants Jamie Ramirez and Albert Villa participated in a beating of another inmate while in custody at Southwest Detention Center,
People v. Valdez: Sureño, Norteño
On January 27, 1994, around 2:30 p.m., a caravan of vehicles, including a white Datsun, drove by the residences of Jesus Mesa, Margarito
California v. Oliva: the Mexican Mafia, the 12th Street
In 2012, defendant admitted to a detective from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department that he was a member of the 12th Street
Quiroz v. Clark: the Loma Bakers, the Cycos 13, the 18 Street
On the evening of the shooting, Raul Alatorre saw Petitioner, Risky, Flaco and Wicked in the area while he was playing basketball in
People v. Super. Ct. (Guevara): Norteños, Sureños, the Mexican Mafia
Edgardo Ortiz Guevara was sentenced to 28 years to life under the “Three Strikes” law. His third strike was a nonserious, nonviolent felony.
Dmytro Yagunov: African-American Gangs in the United States: History, Transformation, Subculture, Hierarchy, Case Law and Political Discourse
This article focuses on African American street and prison gangs, which – along with other gangs – constitute a significant and iconic phenomenon