US v. Walls: the Gangster Disciples and the Black P-Stones
On the afternoon of October 6, 1994, Columbus and Antwan Hart were walking to their home on West 50th Street, when Antwan noticed
State of Tennessee v. Shackleford: Folk Nation and People Nation
The Crips were a street gang that started in the 1970s in LA. The Crips and the Bloods are the main gangs that
United States v. Graham: the Dub Street Blood Family
Reginald Graham, Antonio Glass, Jerimaine Bryant, Mario Rodriguez, Torivis Reginald Ingram, Michael Walker, Levi Bryant, Curtis Bryant, Daniel Jones, and Samuel Hayes appeal
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,
State v. Johnson: the Black Gangster Disciples and the Crips (Gang Motivated Crime)
On March 13, 1990, Petitioner Antwon Lanell Johnson fired from a handgun several shots at two automobiles driven by Marvin Jones and Taifa