MS-13: How a Salvadoran Street Gang Became the Greatest Enemy of the President of the United States
A decade ago, El Salvador held the grim distinction of being the world’s most violent nation. The government launched an all-out offensive against
31 of England’s Prisons are Victorian. Do They work? – The Guardian Visual Investigation
Many jails still in use today were built by the Victorians. Here’s how their 19th-century design is contributing to a 21st-century crisis. England
5 Virginia Prison Guards Are Injured by Inmates Accused of Being MS-13 Members
An attack by inmates at a Virginia prison injured five guards, according to state corrections officials who said most of the assailants were
Haiti Gangs Storm Town and Release 500 Inmates from Prison
On April, 1, 2025, gang members stormed the town of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday and released about 500 inmates from prison.
Homo Disciplinatus as an Object of Social Control Policy (on the Issue of Simulacrisation of National Policy of Torture Prevention)
In the twenty-first century, torture, formally prohibited by universal and regional human rights standards and the legislation of modern states, has become an
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
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
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,
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