Prison Gangs

The Prison Gangs topic page provides corrections officers with updated information on the language, codes, and habits of prison gangs. From contraband rings to the meaning behind prison tattoos and coded messages, this section is all about giving corrections workers a leg up on these groups.

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Gang leader describes corruption ring at Baltimore jail
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The leader of a violent gang that controlled life inside one of America's most notorious jails testified that he directed guards motivated by sex and money to smuggle in drugs and cellphones and facilitate attacks on inmates who challenged his authority.
Judge to gang leader: 'Was it worth it?'
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Judge to gang leader: 'Was it worth it?'
Differences between street and prison gangs
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Corrections officer and gang expert Todd DePalma discusses the differences between street and prison gangs.
Brazil prison riot: Inmates beheads two, pushes one off roof
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Two prisoners were beheaded and another killed during a riot over conditions at a jail in southern Brazil. Inmates of the penitentiary in Cascavel took at least two other agents and a number of other inmates hostage in the uprising on Sunday.
Lockup Oakland: Extended Stay
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A violent gang member asks to move back to general population; a brother and sister are charged with murdering a high school football star; the jail receives a messy invasion from the sky.
Lockdown - Extreme Prison Gangs
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National Geographic brings you firsthand accounts from inmates and correctional officers in a prison where gang leaders have the upper hand and call the shots. At Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, California, there are nearly 200 gang-related attacks each year. An estimated 70% of inmates were gang members on the outside and mergers take place to form racial armies. Mass battles take place in the violent C yard, inhabited by leaders who order assaults, riots and murders to be carried out by 'foot soldiers'.
Hard Time: Prison Gangs
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In prison, every day is a fight for survival. An inmate's most important weapon may not be a shank or a razor, but instead a gang membership. With more than 1,400 classified gangs in the Ohio prison system, inmates are joining up in alarming numbers.
Aryan Brotherhood: America's Deadliest Prison Gang
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A look at the Aryan Brotherhood through the lens of the largest prosecution against a prison gang.
Officer safety during gang contacts
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Doug Wyllie of Police1 discusses officer safety during gang contacts with gang expert Andy Eways.
Inside Aryan prison gangs
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How to better prepare for encounters with Aryan prison gang members.
Gang violence kills 16 in Venezuelan prison
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Gang violence in a Venezuelan prison has left at least 16 people dead following a riot.
Gang leaders in Pelican Bay's SHU
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A National Geographic Channel video about managing gang leaders in Pelican Bay State Prison in Calif.'s maximum security housing unit (SHU).
MS-13 Report
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MS-13 Report
OLETC Mock Riot: This is not a dress rehearsal
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OLETC Mock Riot: This is not a dress rehearsal