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 DOJ said the Mississippi DOC does not have enough staff to supervise the prison population, with job vacancy rates of 30% to 50%
The Idaho DOC deployed its tactical emergency response team after 25 prisoners in two housing units of administrative segregation covered their cell windows
The Multnomah County corrections deputies are accused of “door popping” so inmates could leave their cells and attack other inmates
Gang activity is increasing and becoming more sophisticated
Management at the Baltimore jail held “town hall meetings” with Black Guerrilla Family gang members to get tips on how to better operate the institution
No reasoning was given for the decrease in membership or activity
A fired Hennepin County CO, a school’s cook and a man charged in a shooting that wounded an 8-year-old girl are among those indicted
Some members of Congress want to build a new secret prison for the alleged 9/11 mastermind and other former CIA captives at Guantánamo
A source close to the situation said there was a second “hit list” that included the names of nurses, doctors, social workers
The USO Family member already was in prison when he was indicted last year
With the popularity of “texting” in our society, we see that texting abbreviations are being added to gang documents and written in code
A military found Ahmed al-Darbi of Saudi Arabia guilty to the five charges against him
A federal appeals court Tuesday turned away a challenge to force-feeding Guantanamo Bay detainees on a hunger strike, but left the door open to legal efforts aimed at ending the practice
CDCR has been working on a “step-down” program that would allow inmates to be released from their solitary placement
In State of Union Address, President Obama promised that 2014 would be the end of Gitmo
Training video that examines the threat of white supremacist prison gangs
Official: “It was just a way of life inside the facility”
Orlando Sentinel’s Henry Curtis talks about officials warning of an inmate release scheme
Sheriff Mike McCoy said gang members enter jail with loyalties and rivalries that they had on the streets, and because of that, his officers have to be careful
Bribed personnel, distributed drugs and assaulted other inmates
Inmate filed suit, claiming they ignored his abuse at the hands of the Aryan Brotherhood
Inmates watch every move we make; they see our strengths, but they also see our weaknesses
BGF recruits were specifically told to target female corrections officers with “low self-esteem, insecurities, and certain physical attributes”
Connections to the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas
Prosecutors said the case is important partly because of its size — 25 people were charged in a 57-count indictment — and because the racketeering charge is a tool rarely used against gangs
San Diego Police Chief William Lansdowne said gangs are growing as a result of the state’s prison realignment
Claimed to be a member of a gang, and members of that gang who were still on the street were watching the Obamas
Danny Roman, now serving a life sentence without parole, allegedly controls Harpys and more than a dozen Latino gangs across south Los Angeles
In the lawsuit, eight inmates say guards at the south Boise facility let gangs run the prison
One of this year’s topics included an update to the state’s prison realignment plan, drop-out gangs and prison gangs
Lawsuit paints the prison as a place where correctional officers work in fear of angering inmate gang members