Ong Vue v. Dowling: Placing a Prisoner in Administrative Segregation with Prisoners of a Different Race
Mr. Vue is an inmate at the Dick Conner Correctional Center (DCCC) in Oklahoma, where he is serving an indeterminate life sentence for
The US v. Trent: Criminal Prosecution of a Gang Member on Racial Grounds
The matter before the court is the motion of defendant, Stanley Eugene Trent, to dismiss this case due to selective prosecution. Trent argues
Robinson v. Prunty and Others (the US): Placing Inmates of Different Races in the Yard
George H. Robinson, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Kingston W. Prunty, Warden, Calipatria State Prison, California; Silvia Huerta-garcia, Chief Deputy Warden; A. Tutt, Captain; G.j. Janda,
Dawson v. Delaware: Membership in the Prison Gang and Due Process
Dawson v. Delaware, 503 U.S. 159 (1992), was a United States Supreme Court decision that ruled that a person’s rights of association and
Venezuelan Prison Gang Tren de Aragua has Now Expanded its Territory to at Least 16 US States
Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua has now expanded its territory to at least 16 US states TdA members embedded themselves in the
Matt Gaetz: Brutal El Salvador Prison is ‘a Solution’
On November 13, 2024, Donald Trump has announced that Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz, 42, will serve as his Attorney General, a role that
The US v. Abel (1984): Admissibility of Testimony of one Prison Gang Member against Another Gang Member
In 1981, John Abel was indicted for robbing a bank in California. During Abel’s trial, the prosecution called one of his accomplices, Kurt
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Reports Increase in Cases Involving Venezuelan Prison Gang
Tren de Aragua originated as a prison gang out of Venezuela and is now considered a transnational criminal organization. High-ranking officials with the
Head of Prison Assisted in Organizing a Criminal ‘Meeting’ in Prison
Head of correctional colony detained for assisting in organizing criminal ‘meeting’ on the territory of the institution in Cherkasy region (Ukraine). Under the
A Country Based on a Prison Subculture
As of today, the relations between the Ukrainian and Russian professional criminal worlds and the respective informal prison hierarchies remain those of a