Beamon v. Dittmann: the Five Percent Nation
Prison gangs and groups that threaten security include the Five Percent Nation (a reference to blessed black men). The Department of Corrections considers
Tennessee Bureau of Investigations: Tren de Aragua Deals in Every Major City in State
At a state budget hearing last month, the director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations, David Rausch, reported to Gov. Bill Lee that
State of Iowa v. Doss: the Vice Lords
A Lee County jury found defendant Murray Lee Doss guilty of first-degree murder. The crucial events occurred September 2, 1981, during a prison
Smith v. Stagner et al: Tension Between Black and Hispanic Prison Gangs
Smith was an inmate of the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, California at the time of his injury. He was confined in “O-Wing,”
State of Michigan v. Mario Chavez Vinson: the Latin Counts and the Worldwide Gangsters (the Folk Nation)
This case arose from events on May 22, 1994, that ultimately led to the death of Cleveland Jackson. Defendant shot and killed Jackson,
State of New Jersey v. Quran Goodman: the Crips and the Bloods (Gang Membership)
Goodman, whose street name was “Blak,” was a member of the Crips gang. Prior to the events that gave rise to this case,
Ukraine: Extorting Money from Prisoners of the Odesa Pre-Trial Prisons by Members of the Criminal Group
On 03 December 2024, in Odesa, investigators served a notice of suspicion to six members of a criminal group who extorted money from
Drug Smuggling and Money Laundering in HM Prison Lindholme
A group of drug smugglers and money launderers – including a prison officer, multiple inmates and their relatives – have been jailed for
Fort et al. v. Daley et al., Bey et al, Daley et al: the Black Stone Rangers (the Black P Stone Nation)
Plaintiffs are members of the Black Stone Rangers street gang, sometimes known as the Black P Stone Nation. The facts on which the
State v. Lewis: the Black Gangster Disciples and the Vice Lords
Jerry Lee Lewis appeals from judgment of conviction and sentence for criminal gang participation and terrorism. Between 1:00 and 2:00 a.m. on August