Cj130: A List Of Gangs In Prison
Gangs in Prison
CJ130: Introduction to Corrections
Kaplan University
06/16/13
Gangs in Prison Gangs have always been problematic in prisons and in my opinion, will continue to be. Gang activity filters down from generation to generation and there is not a real easy or even possible way of stopping it. They are their own families in some cases; they have become a family to those who do not otherwise have a family. Those members will not betray their gang brothers or sisters. There are some key gangs who make up a majority of the gang activity in prisons. Those are The Aryan Brotherhood, Black Guerilla Family, The Folk Nation, The Mexican Mafia, and MS 13. These gang members use prisons as a recruiting ground as well. They take those …show more content…
They are considered highly violent and spreading contagiously. This gang was established to protect the El Salvadorian hoodlums who were a target of black and Mexican street gangs. The MS13 stands for Mara Salvatrucha 13 and was founded in 1980. The founders were El Salvadorian immigrant criminals who lived in the gang infested areas of Los Angeles, California. This gang sticks to their own and only their own as they have no alliances. While this gang had started in California, they have also spread to the rest of the country. In the 1990’s the gang went around ruthlessly conducting car jacking’s and home invasions by many of the members. These members were also heavy heroin and crack cocaine addicts. When that took place, the U.S. government took a tough stance and deported thousands of its members. They took them back to their roots of Central America. This forced the gang to bunker down and begin to take over El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. In 1997 gang members kidnapped and brutally murdered the Honduras President Ricardo …show more content…
They were founded in 1966 by a former Black Panther member, George Jackson. This gang came to be made initially of members from other gangs that included the Black Liberation Army, Symbionese Liberation Army, and Weatherman Underground organization. They are by leaps and bounds the most “politically” oriented gang of the most populated gangs. Their original purpose was to fight racism and overthrow the U.S. Government. Something that is unique to this gang unlike the others listed above is that they have a strict death oath. They are smaller in member numbers; however a member is a loyal member to the gang for life without exception. This gang is highly organized and runs under military like rankings. While smaller in number, they are growing as they have gained new alignments. Those alignments are with the 415’s, 415 KUMI, Crips, Bloods, and Black Gangster
CJ130: Introduction to Corrections
Kaplan University
06/16/13
Gangs in Prison Gangs have always been problematic in prisons and in my opinion, will continue to be. Gang activity filters down from generation to generation and there is not a real easy or even possible way of stopping it. They are their own families in some cases; they have become a family to those who do not otherwise have a family. Those members will not betray their gang brothers or sisters. There are some key gangs who make up a majority of the gang activity in prisons. Those are The Aryan Brotherhood, Black Guerilla Family, The Folk Nation, The Mexican Mafia, and MS 13. These gang members use prisons as a recruiting ground as well. They take those …show more content…
They are considered highly violent and spreading contagiously. This gang was established to protect the El Salvadorian hoodlums who were a target of black and Mexican street gangs. The MS13 stands for Mara Salvatrucha 13 and was founded in 1980. The founders were El Salvadorian immigrant criminals who lived in the gang infested areas of Los Angeles, California. This gang sticks to their own and only their own as they have no alliances. While this gang had started in California, they have also spread to the rest of the country. In the 1990’s the gang went around ruthlessly conducting car jacking’s and home invasions by many of the members. These members were also heavy heroin and crack cocaine addicts. When that took place, the U.S. government took a tough stance and deported thousands of its members. They took them back to their roots of Central America. This forced the gang to bunker down and begin to take over El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. In 1997 gang members kidnapped and brutally murdered the Honduras President Ricardo …show more content…
They were founded in 1966 by a former Black Panther member, George Jackson. This gang came to be made initially of members from other gangs that included the Black Liberation Army, Symbionese Liberation Army, and Weatherman Underground organization. They are by leaps and bounds the most “politically” oriented gang of the most populated gangs. Their original purpose was to fight racism and overthrow the U.S. Government. Something that is unique to this gang unlike the others listed above is that they have a strict death oath. They are smaller in member numbers; however a member is a loyal member to the gang for life without exception. This gang is highly organized and runs under military like rankings. While smaller in number, they are growing as they have gained new alignments. Those alignments are with the 415’s, 415 KUMI, Crips, Bloods, and Black Gangster