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 effort by attorneys for accused Aryan Brotherhood member Brant “Two Scoops” Daniel comes as two guards at the prison have pleaded guilty to a cover-up at the facility
Two consecutive governors previously blocked parole for Rene “Boxer” Enriquez in part based on the argument that he is safer in prison than on the streets
Marco Paredes-Machado claims he was classified as a member of the ISIS terrorist group to justify moving him to the maximum-security prison
Inmates escaped after dramatic assaults that left at least 5 officers dead
Prosecutors are seeking to use videotaped testimony he gave to police as evidence instead
A corrections officer has been killed at a prison where the warden let out inmates to commit drug-related slayings
Alejandro Umana murdered two brothers in Greensboro, N.C.
Not even Brown’s closest friends would aid investigators for fear of reprisal
Police: Someone used gasoline to torch 13 vehicles on J & Sons’ lot
Security guards detained the teen for attempted burglary, placed him in handcuffs and phoned police
1-year-old girl is youngest victim
Shaw planned to find fresh inmates who would be willing to falsely say they were tortured
3 dozen arrested in sweeping operation targeting suspected gang members
Compiled from recent interviews with gang experts across the country
Drug gang hitmen abducted him as he was driving to work
A single case study that provides lessons in thinking outside of the box
Authorities believe gangs have business alliance with cartels
Operation focused on cross-border crime
Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari will spend 10 years in jail for terrorism financing and conspiracy to commit wire fraud
Jesus “Chuy” Labra faces between five and 40 years
Second mass jailbreak in less than two weeks
Suspect: Texas officer was killed after’mistreatment’
At war in prison, foes work for common bad outside
The Bulldogs are described by authorities as the nation’s largest independent street gang.
Miguel Angel Caro Quintero smuggled more than 100 tons of marijuana into the U.S.
Deciphering a coded gang message from Virginia
The information posted help LEOs track gangs, but also pose deadly threat
Group of African American students sue Union City and school district for failing to protect from “racial harassment”
The gang is among the largest in the Texas prison system
Why we should never negotiate with gang bosses
The U.S. 7th Circuit court of appeals rejects inmate’s free speech argument