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.
Accused lookout in beating death told his mother on a phone call shortly before Bulger came to USP Hazelton in October 2018 that inmates were preparing for the arrival of a “higher profile person”
Sean McKinnon, 36, was on federal supervised release when he was arrested Thursday in Florida on charges including conspiracy to commit first degree murder
Fotio Geas and Paul J. DeCologero are accused of striking Bulger in the head multiple times and causing his death in October of 2018 while all were incarcerated at United States Penitentiary Hazleton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia
Agent says contraband cell phones were among four phones tapped by FBI agents last year as part of a racketeering investigation
Before almost every gang-related shooting in Chattanooga, police officers get a call warning them there is an argument on Facebook and something is going to happen
Glenn County Sheriff Larry Jones said the men were allowed outside their cells in B pod about 5 a.m. as part of a normal early morning routine
The latest roundup is part of a more than 5-year-old effort aimed at U.S. street gangs with ties to Mexican drug cartels and other drug traffickers
Sweep is a direct reaction to the shooting death of Customs and Immigration Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata in Mexico last week
The National Enquirer reports that the former NFL star was savegely beaten by a white supremacist
Defendants are accused of three killings since 2008
Stephenson Choi Kim, 31, of San Gabriel is charged with murder, six felony counts of attempted murder and street terrorism, plus several sentencing enhancements
Prosecutors say they hope Mendoza will shed light on the gang lifestyle, including the pressure on young members
Formed in the late 1990s from a small group of elite soldiers who deserted the militarly to work for the Gulf drug cartel, the Zetas had operations in 28 major Mexican cities by 2008
Judge ruled there is plenty of evidence that 40-year-old Algerian Abdal Razak Ali was part of a fighting force formed by al-Qaida ally and facilitator Abu Zubaydah
Prosecutors say Algerian Abdal Razak Ali was part of a fighting force formed by Abu Zubaydah, a suspected al-Qaida leader, and trained for martyrdom.
Gunman hesitated because the victim was with his two young sons
Hal Turner posted threatening remarks on his blog in retaliation for a 2009 appeals court ruling that upheld a local handgun ban in Chicago and a nearby suburb
Killer: “I’m not going to beg you people for my life or my death, man.”
A new California law gives judges the option of sending parents for training when their kids are convicted of gang crimes for the first time.
The state is paying a cosmetologist up to $150 a day during man’s trial to cover his tattoos.
Says he’s a highly sought “boy assassin” who guns down and beheads people for a drug gang
After receiving three death sentences in 1998, Richard Thomas Stitt has fought through two rounds of appeals; he steadfastly maintains his innocence
Gary Klivans has discovered a numbers-based code embedded within the Bloods gang code
Born from the merger of Crips and Bloods, the Gator Boyz dominated the drug trade in West Dallas
Violent crime is at its lowest level in the United States since 1973 as membership in gangs continues to grow
Opportunities for at-risk teenagers to avoid gang life
After finding Fajardo, 22, guilty of murdering a 14-year-old black girl, jurors will now be asked to recommend whether he should be sentenced to death or life in prison without the possibility of parole
Superintendent Jody Weis called reputed gang leaders to a meeting with top police and federal prosecutors
2 encoded documents written by different gangs in different states show some striking similarities
The UK could face a new wave of homegrown terrorists
The Pueblo Bishops Bloods have terrorized the community for generations
A huge percentage of prison inmates at the state and local level will be coming out one day — and some of them could be seduced by radicalized Islamist militants
