Gang and Terror Recruitment
Gang and terror recruitment within correctional facilities poses significant security risks and challenges for staff. This directory offers articles and resources on identifying, preventing, and managing recruitment efforts by gangs and terrorist organizations among inmates. Understanding these threats is essential for maintaining security and preventing the spread of extremist ideologies. For related strategies, explore our section on Inmate Management and Security.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found COs in Georgia are paid less than COs in other states and 8 in 10 of the arrests were women, often under the age of 30
Inmate Joseph Hutchinson’s death comes one month after Michael Torres, a Mexican Mafia member who controlled rackets in L.A. County jails, was killed on the yard
Recruiting and operating organized crime gang members and bosses as long-term confidential criminal informants is a dangerous game for law enforcement officers
Under the plan, inmates are eligible to work their way out of the special units in three to four years if they complete special programs
Steven Walter Cooke, 48, aka “Stainless,” pleaded guilty on March 16, 2012, to racketeering aggravated assault for his role in the beating of an ABT prospect member
The mean streets today are filled with a constellation of youth gangs sporting crazy monikers
A gang member who hid out in the Philippines for 11 years was found guilty
Prosecutors said the poem, written in a coded alphabet and decrypted by the FBI, appears to be a list of things to do
Gangs’ use of codes is one of the most fascinating and least understood aspects of gang investigation
Security threat groups are disruptive and are among the most difficult populations to manage
Ramon “Spooky” Renteria was found hanged Saturday in his cell at the downtown jail
A CO was beaten to death and at least 19 other people were injured
The grand jury indictment against 23 suspected members of the Norteno gang in Dodge City accuses four of those men with murdering a man in 2009
South Philadelphia mob figure Gaeton Lucibello has apparently decided to fold rather than take a chance on another jury trial
A turncoat mobster has testified that he shot and killed an off-duty New York City patrolman in 1997
Inmate sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for his role in the fatal gang beating and sexual assault of a fellow inmate
Officials said Yolanda “Yoli” Barba Chavira, 42, was a gang associate who sent drug “street tax” profits to gang members in prison
23 warrants served; drugs, weapons seized
Police say 42-year-old Margaret Suazo was driving with her 15-year-old son and another teen last Thursday when they spotted a 13-year-old gang rival
Roberto Angel Cardona allegedly distributed narcotics, including heroin and cocaine, and collected extortion funds
New plan focuses on curbing violence
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn allege that a particularly violent faction of the gang was behind at least four murders, three attempted murders
Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield said he is working with metro mayors across the state to lobby for stiffer gang laws
Jim Hammond on gang members: ‘We need to run them out of town, put them in jail or send them to the funeral home’
Prosecutors say Augustin Zambrano was a top leader in the Chicago-based Latin Kings street gang — which authorities say had 10,000 Illinois members.
Two FBI agents and 17 state and local officers compose a task force that for two years has been investigating the gang
Cleamon “Big Evil” Johnson led the 89 Family Bloods during the 1980s and early 1990s
The men were convicted of racketeering and conspiracy in August after a U.S. District Court trial that lasted more than four months
The fighting at Hancock State Prison in Sparta on Friday left 12 inmates injured, including one who was stabbed multiple times in the back
The prison is a close security, 1450-bed facility primarily housing “violent, long-sentenced prisoners”
The number of inmates who are gang members is growing within the Hamilton County Jail, which houses about 500 inmates
Phillip Thomas Gantz was targeted for death after he was branded a “snitch” in jail
According to court documents, Barrio Azteca members and associates are known to import heroin, cocaine and marijuana into the U.S. from Mexico