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.
Bulger’s transfer to W. Va. prison was well-known to other inmates and he was beaten to death just hours after his arrival
Father Gregory Boyle recognized for a lifetime of helping former gang members reclaim their lives after prison
COs were assaulted when they responded to a gang-related altercation between prisoners that occurred in an open area inside the facility
Prosecutors allege the gang was founded in 2000 and operated in prisons in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Texas
Not knowing what a code says can give us nightmares in a prison facility
A Corpus Christi gang leader was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for conspiracy to murder and drug trafficking
To stop them from orchestrating mayhem on prison yards and neighborhoods across the state, prison officials condemned hundreds of reputed gang members to years of isolation
Gang leader allegedly helped orchestrate murders, extortion and robberies
Testimony: Gang member slashed in face, charged ‘rent’
The men were indicted in 2008 with 16 others who have pleaded guilty to a wide-range of illegal gang activity
Members of rival gangs sell drugs under the banner Syndicate Four
According to a criminal complaint, Justin Hernandez, described as the gang leader in his prison unit, ordered the beating because of a “disrespect issue”
Courtroom cleared after leader gets life
Armando Moreno was new to the established gang but determined to make his mark. He would challenge the authority of the group’s longtime leader
Top 6 became the most violent gang in Palm Beach County history, linked to 14 homicides and more than 150 shootings
Gang member gets 35 years after plea deal
Revelations Wednesday about a Mexican border prison fight that left 17 dead suggested weakness, disorganization and possible corruption at the jail
The indictment marks a rare mass roundup of Mexican Mafia members in the Austin area, where the Texas Syndicate prison gang has traditionally dominated
The core inmates described the conditions inside the prison’s highest-security special isolation wing as inhumane
Officials had been monitoring about 950 gang members statewide through GPS
Gang members and wannabe gang members stabbed a woman more than 30 times
Defense lawyers argued Mark Phillips was a relatively minor player in the so-called Black Tuna Gang, which smuggled tons of marijuana into the U.S.
The raid, code-named “Red Zone,” also netted weapons, including five assault rifles, $64,000 in cash and unnamed quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana
“Operation Wolf Pack” indicted 38 already in custody and 23 out on the streets
In this Venezuelan jail run by prison gangs, inmates can do almost anything, except leave
U.S. attorney: ‘It was widely understood, at least in law enforcement circles, he was the general of generals’
Officers administered life-saving measures and David Ryan Forester was rushed to Oroville Medical Center
Insane Clown Posse gang members live on the edge of society and adhere to an ‘almost cult-like religion’
The victim, 25, reportedly was conscious and breathing as paramedics treated him for a stab wound to the chest
Stabbing victim was initially treated at the prison and later taken to a local hospital where he remained in stable condition Monday
Gang identifiers are deeply ingrained in every gang member
Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry called 37-year-old Marvin Mercado a clear danger to society
