SOCIAL

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SOCIAL CULTURAL LIFESTYLES OF THE INMATE
OFFENDER

• THE HISTORY OF GANGS
• STREET VS PRISON
• AN INDEPTH LOOK AT THE
• EVOLUTION OF GANGS
• PRESENTED BY THE
• SIS DEPARTMENT

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A Vatos locos Production
Marti Mar
Mikey D.
Mr. Olmos
El Veterano
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A History of Gangs

• The 1600s brought about the beginnings of
  survival and pick-pocket gangs. This was followed
  by Candle Light gangs (nuisance type) around
  1791. With the immigrations of the Irish to
  America in the 1800s a new breed of gang
  evolved. In 1826 Edward Coleman started the
  first American Criminal street gang called The
  Forty Thieves. These gangs were involved in
  such illegal activities as Illegal Liquor sales,
  Gambling, Prostitution, etc.
• Coleman was hanged for Murder in 1838.
• Other Gangs started cropping up they had names
  such as the Dead Rabbits, Roach Guards, and
  Plug Uglies
• The 1840s brought about gang fights and they
  became very common place. Also in the 1840s
  there was a wave of immigration from Italian,
  Jewish, and German countries. This led to street
  gangs of those ethnic descents.
• Between 1830 1850 a Police Force was
  established in New York City to help combat the
  growing violence and criminal activity of street
  gangs. Of a population of about 500,000 in New
  York City an estimated 30,000 were gang members.
  Politicians used gang members to get elected in
  return for money, help, and small jail sentences.
  At this time there was also a large migration of
  Chinese immigrants to the U.S.

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• In 1861 the Civil War saw many gang members who
  enlisted. This dropped gang activity down
  drastically with in many cities grinding it
  almost to a halt.
• 1865 brought an end to the war. Guns became more
  readily accessible, and gangs began to flourish
  again. A street gang called to Y.O. sprang
  up. They had a list of illegal items one could
  pick from for a price.
• MENU OF REQUEST
• Both eyes blackened 4.00
• Nose and Jaw broke 10.00
• Jacked out 10.00
• Ear chewed off 1.00
• Shot in leg 20.00
• Broken leg 5.00
• Broken ankle 10.00
• BIG JOB 100.00
• 1867 Brought about the introduction of the KKK,
  which was founded in Pulaski, Tennessee and had
  an estimated 500,000 members.

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• In 1901 a shootout between the Eastman gang V.S.
  the 5 Points gang erupted in New York City
  lasting several hours. This left 3 dead, 7
  wounded, and 20 arrested.
• 1911 with the enactment of the Sullivan Law
  (Possession of Firearms without a Permit being a
  Federal Offense) Law Enforcement finally had
  something which would help them get a better grip
  to curb the violence of these street gangs.
• 1915 saw the KKK re-founded after the movie by
  D.W. Griffith called Birth of a Nation. This
  movie was viewed as controversial by most who saw
  it.
• The Eve of WWI, proclaimed an END TO STREET
  GANGS
• The effects of WWI on gangs provided many jobs
  for adults, decreased the age of gang members,
  created a change in ethnicity, and included
  crimes such as larceny, robbery, malicious
  mischief. Prohibition also helped bring out more
  and more street gangs. During Prohibition there
  were an estimated 1,300 gangs in Chicago which Al
  Capone had access to.
• In 1929 a full assault on Organized Crime was
  made by Police.

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• In the late 1920s an estimated 20,000,000
  Mexican Citizens migrated to Los Angeles.
• 1930 Prohibition was overturned, and Al Capone
  was in prison. This ended the era know as the
  Roaring Twenties.
• From the 1930s 1945 Mexican outcasts in Los
  Angeles were called Pachucos, they banded
  together and wore Zoot Suits. There were issues
  with the Zoot Suiters. During WWII extra
  clothing was prohibited by the War Boards Act.
  Mexican women were dating uniformed service men,
  and Pachucos were not enlisting to fight in the
  was. On June 3, 1943, 11 sailors and 23 Zoot
  Suiters fought beginning the Zoot Suit Riots.
  On June 6, 1943, over 100 Zoot Suiters were
  arrested. Mexicans began using knives in defense
  of overwhelming odds of servicemen and civilians.
  On June 9, 1943 President Roosevelt ordered the
  Military to control its sailors, and by June 13,
  1943 the Riots were over.
• In the 1940 the KKK reached 5,000,000 membership,
  but died out in the late 1940s.

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• 1946 saw more changes in the gang structure with
  the use of military tactics, and the use of
  military terminology. In the early 1950s
  motorcycle gangs were founded by veterans from
  WWII and the Korean conflict. Also in the 1950s
  gang began being glorified in the media. Bop
  was a term used to mean gang fight. Movies such
  as The Wild Ones and Rebel Without a Cause
  were used in showing America a different side of
  life.
• In 1955 New York City started the Street Club
  Project This group hired former gang members
  (gang workers) to talk with at-risk youth and
  disruptive gangs in an effort to curb violence
  and criminal activity. If a gang was assigned a
  Gang Worker, they got status.
• Gangs became more Territorial due to large
  migrations of Blacks leaving the South, and
  incoming refugees from WWI, Korea, and Mexico.
  Gangs also saw an increase in the use of weapons,
  knives, and guns.
• Females gang membership also rose dramatically
  (they were used to carry weapons, and gather
  intelligence) although their roles were mostly
  minimal. They were sent to charm schools, taught
  how to interview for jobs, taken on field trips,
  etc.

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• 1955 found the KKK once again being re-founded
  and their membership numbers reaching about
  100,000 by the 1980s.
• 1957 Stage and screen productions of West Side
  Story were put on for public enjoyment. These
  were re-enactments of two fictional street gangs
  the Jets and Sharks fighting.
• After the release of such movies and stage
  productions the Rules of engagement changed
  between gangs drastically, going from set rules
  of
• Pre-Arranged Rumbles (fights)
• Types of Weapons
• Fight Honorably
• No Churches
• No Schools
• No Family Members
• No Innocent by-standers
• Usually Truce called the next day after Rumble
• (All this changed and no rules really applied
  becoming more violent.)

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• 1957 also saw the creation of the Vice Lords
  started by eight youth who were being housed in a
  detention center in Illinois. This group ran the
  streets in Lawndale, Illinois, and were ruthless
  in all crimes committed. They killed a Police
  Officer and a Nun.
• In 1958 the Mexican Mafia emerged from the Duel
  Vocational Institute for youth in Tracy,
  California. Thirteen street gang members from
  East Los Angeles area banding together for
  protection. This group includes only Southern
  California Hispanics.
• The early 1960s was the Skinheads founding in
  England.
• 1960 there were an estimated 8,000 total gang
  members in the U.S.
• 1960 the Aryan Brotherhood was formed in San
  Quentin prison in California.
• 1966 the Black Gangster Disciples were founded
  by King David Barksdale in Chicago, Illinois.
• 1966 also saw the founding of the Black
  Vanguard by George Jackson in San Quentin prison
  in California. The name was changed in 1971 to
  the Black Guerilla Family by James Doc
  Holiday.

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• In 1967 a conservative leader of the Vice Lords
  Bobby Gore received a 30,000.00 grant from the
  city of Chicago to make Lawndale a Better place
  to live. This was the first street gang to
  incorporate. They had several fronts to hide
  their illegal activities Ice cream Parlor, Black
  Cultural Center, Art and Soul Artist record
  store, etc. This really impressed the media,
  although then Mayor Richard Daley wasnt
  convinced the Vice Lords had gone straight. At
  their strongest they had 40 factions with an
  approximated 10,000 members. The Mayor was right
  about the Vice Lords.
• In 1968 the La Nuestra Familia was founded due
  to on-going issues with the Mexican Mafia. A
  group of Northern Hispanics banded together
  against the tyrannical and abusive tactics of the
  Mafia. During this time an on-going feud was
  fueled by the death of a Nuestra Familia member
  at the hands of a Mafia member over a pair of
  shoes. The Shoe Wars was the defining split
  between these two groups and the war is still
  carried on today.
• In 1968 the Latin Kings were officially founded
  in Chicago, Illinois. This group had started
  around 1940 as a social club made up of
  predominately Puerto Rican immigrants trying to
  establish better ties/relationships with the
  community they lived in.

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• In 1968 the Aryan Brotherhood was formed by Nazi
  and Biker inmates at San Quentin prison. Aryan
  Brotherhood and Mexican Mafia members formed an
  alliance after Jessie Castro (NF) was killed by
  the Mexican Mafia.
• 1969 the Crips street gang was founded in Los
  Angeles, California by Raymond Washington. In
  1969 the bloods were formed in Compton,
  California by Sylvester Scott and Vincent Owens.
  A rivalry between ensued and these two groups
  through different sets have a long history of
  war. Also in 1969 major leaders of the Vice
  Lords were arrested and sent to prison, the
  remaining young members just wanted to be a
  street gang. 1970 a new group was founded in
  Illinois state prison known as Brothers of the
  Struggle for Black Gangster Disciples in prison.
  El Rukns also formed in Illinois prison system,
  yet keeping a low profile.
• 1970 also saw the formation of the Texas
  Syndicate in the Folsom Prison in California.
  This group was started by Francisco Panchito
  Gonzalez and Juan Solis in order to protect Texas
  inmates housed in the California prison system.

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• 1976 saw the creation of the Spanish Gangster
  Disciple Nation in Chicago, Illinois by combing
  The Latin Scorpions, The Maniac Latin Disciples,
  The imperial Spanish Gangsters, The Continental
  Gangsters, The Ghetto Gangsters, The Supreme
  Gangsters, Satans Disciples, The Latin eagles,
  The Spanish Cobras, The Milwaukee Kings, and the
  Y.L.O. Disciples. At the end of the 1970s most
  older gang members were dead or in jail. Youths
  began running the street gangs and became more
  turf oriented.
• In 1979 the L.A.P.D. formed the CRASH unit to
  combat the gang violence and drug activities.
  1997-1998 California passed several laws which
  allowed Police to stop any person, without cause,
  to see if they were gang members. The ACLU
  became very upset with these laws and got the
  CRASH units eliminated in 1999.
• In the early to mid 1980s Crack Cocaine was
  introduced into the United States and money to
  precedence over turf.
• The mid 1980s saw an infiltration by Aryan
  Brotherhood members into the Witness Protection
  Program in order to kill informants. Also the
  Folk Nation and the People Nation were aligned in
  Chicago, Illinois.

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• The Folk Nation consists of the following
  Ambrose, Action Pack Gangsters, Black Gangster
  Disciples, Harrison Gents, La Raza, Latin Eagles,
  Latin Souls, Satan Disciples, Spanish Gangsters,
  Ashland Vikings, C-Notes, Black Souls, Imperial
  Gangsters, Latin Disciples, Latin Jivers, Latin
  Locos, Orchestra Albany, Simon City Royals, Two
  Two Boys, Black Disciples, Campbell Boys, Chicago
  Cholos, Insane Popes, Latin Dragons, Laos Posse,
  Latin Youth, New Breed LLL, Party People, Piper
  Lane Lovers, Ridgeway Lords, Spanish Cobras,
  Sterling Posse, Two Sixers, Unknown Assassins,
  and the West Side Homeboys.
• The People Nation consists of the Following
  Akrhos Kings, Arab Posses, Assyrian Eagles, Aztec
  Nation, Bassheads, Be-Be Bishops, Fullerton
  Deuces, Insane Deuces, Jousters, The Kents, KGB,
  Latin Saints, La Primera, Milwaukee Kings, Noble
  Knights, PR Stones, II Down Posse, 12th Street
  Players, Blackstone Rangers, El Rukns, Insane
  Popes, Latin Counts, Latin Homeboys, Mickey
  Cobras, Spanish Lords, Black P. Stone, Gaylords,
  Insane Unknowns, Latin Kings, Latin Brothers,
  Latin Stones, Majestic Party Crew, Mexican Kings,
  Pachucos, Park Boys, Vice Lords, and the War
  Lords.

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• By the late 1980s Drive-By shootings were
  becoming common place. Gangs from major cities
  started branching out to smaller cities because
  they could sell crack at a higher price. In 1992
  after the Rodney King verdict, the Bloods and
  Crips made a truce which prevented all drive-by
  shootings except on Law Enforcement officers. By
  1997 the Mexican Mafia was identified as running
  the street gangs of Los Angeles and other cities
  in Southern California. This same year the 18th
  street gang was identified as being enforcers and
  soldiers for the Mexican Mafia in the Los Angeles
  area. 1999 found the Blood and Crip drug trade
  in over 100 cities nation wide. Blood and Crip
  population tops 100,000 members. 2000 18th
  street gang membership in Los Angeles is
  estimated 20,000 Hispanic gang members.
• As of 2000 There are an estimated 28,000 gangs,
  with membership well over 800,000. The 2000 Gang
  population in TDCJ-ID was estimated at 7,266
  validated members of the various STGs, and
  12,165 associates. These estimated numbers are
  low and misleading due to members and associates
  which have been paroled, released or deported not
  being counted.
• In a state wide prison system with over 200,000
  inmates these numbers are not exact, however new
  groups or sects/cliques have started cropping up
  since the last update.

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Gang Member Identification Validation Criteria

• 1) Self Admission. A direct admission to a
  credible witness. Ideally, the admission will be
  accompanied by additional information about the
  gang, the accuracy of which lends credibility to
  the admission. Be aware that young, marginal
  associates may falsely claim gang membership as a
  form of bragging. On the other hand, a false
  claim of gang membership in a prison setting
  could prove fatal.
• 2) Family Member Verification. A loved one
  identifies the subject as a gang member.
• 3) Fellow Gang Member or Rival Gang Member
  Identification. A validated member of the same
  gang, or that gangs rival identifies the
  subject.
• 4) Tattoos or Brands. Because of the dedication
  required to permanently tattoo or brand oneself,
  this criteria is frequently given substantial
  weight. It is not uncommon for gangs to
  seriously injure or kill an individual wearing an
  unauthorized tattoo or brand.
• 5) Gang Paraphernalia. Possession (immediate
  control) or wearing of gang specific
  paraphernalia or apparel. This criteria must be
  updated frequently as both gang and popular fads
  change.

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• 6) Gang Documents. Possession (immediate
  control) of internal documents of a gang such as
  by-laws, rosters, hit-lists, address books and
  similar items that only a member would be allowed
  to possess.
• 7) Gang Moniker. A street name or nickname
  commonly associated with gangs in a particular
  area. An individual known as Lil Cuz is more
  likely to be a gang member one named Irving.
  Under normal circumstances, this criterion
  standing alone would not be given much weight.
• 8) Gang Publications. Possession (immediate
  control) of gang specific newsletters, posters,
  party announcements, etc. Under normal
  circumstances this criterion alone would not be
  given much weight.
• 9) Authorship. Evidence that the subject has
  personally prepared gang specific documents
  and/or correspondence. This criterion is heavily
  weighted in a custodial setting.
• 10) Witness Testimony. Official statement
  (deposition or courtroom testimony, e.g.) that an
  individual is a gang member.
• 11) Group Photographs. Photos showing subject
  with validated gang members (particularly photos
  where individuals are showing hand signs, wearing
  gang paraphernalia, posing with gang graffiti and
  /or displaying weapons, cash or drugs.) As a
  matter of pride, many gang members will not allow
  themselves to be photographed with people who are
  not gang members, or at least associates.

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• 12) Frequent Association. Documented and
  credible sightings of the individual with
  validated gang members, particularly at gang
  parties, gang hangouts, gang funerals, in a
  courtroom during a gang members trial, or as a
  visitor of validated gang members in jail or
  prison.
• 13) Prior Arrests. Records showing the subject
  has been arrested with validated gang members.
• 14) Confidential Informants. The informant must
  be reliable based upon a history of having
  previously provided accurate information. Some
  agencies may require the same information from
  multiple confidential sources before giving it
  credibility.
• 15) Membership Documents. The subject possesses
  (immediate control) credentials such as a gang
  membership card, certificate of membership,
  letter of introduction, indication of gang rank
  or title, etc.
• 16) Fellow Officer Intelligence. A law
  Enforcement or Corrections agency may rely upon a
  representation from law enforcement or
  corrections agency that an individual is a gang
  member. (Criteria used by the source agency
  should eventually be determined.)
• 17) Media Representations. Detailed print or
  broadcast media accounts describing the subject
  as a gang member. (If such accounts exist, it is
  likely that far more reliable Police, prosecution
  and court documents can be found.)

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• When using any criteria, a system must be
  established to weigh the relative value and
  credibility of each item. Self-admission of gang
  membership, e.g., would carry more weight that
  the possession of gang colors. The environment
  in which the criterion is found is important. A
  law enforcement agency, correctional facility and
  school may all give different weight to the same
  criterion. The possession of gang paraphernalia
  on the street or in school, e.g., may provide
  less proof of gang membership than possession of
  the same material in a custodial setting. There
  its possession may be prohibited by staff, and
  violently regulated by the gang. Identification
  and validation criteria must be reviewed
  periodically to keep pace with changing gang
  trends, and even popular fads. These 18 criteria
  were distilled from the combined validation
  standards of six respected law enforcement and
  corrections agencies. While no one agency used
  all 18 of the criterion shown, a majority of the
  criterion were found on all of the agencies
  validation lists. Various combinations of these
  criterion are used by law enforcement and
  corrections agencies across the country.

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• The value or weighing system used by each agency
  varies. One method is to assign a point value to
  each item and mandate that a certain score be
  reached before the individual is deemed a gang
  member. Another method is to require that a
  certain number of criterion be met, with a
  mandate that one or more of the criterion must be
  one of the stronger indicators of gang
  membership, such as self-admission or gang
  specific tattoos. Regardless of the weighing
  system used, it must be changed as gangs change.
• All sources of gang validation criteria caution
  that the criteria are guidelines only. It is
  typical to require documentation and
  authentication of the informant used. It is also
  necessary to establish a system by which a person
  can be purged from gang membership files.
  Competent legal counsel, well versed in this area
  of law should be consulted.

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Interviewing Techniques for Corrections Law
Enforcement

• Types of Interviews
• ?? In Custody
• ?? Probation
• ?? Parole
• ?? Criminal Investigation
• ?? Intelligence
• ?? Traffic Stop Field Contact

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• Preparation for the Interview
• ?? Never go into an interview with a Hard Core
  Criminal unprepared-Do it right!
• ?? Do your homework They have done theirs!
• ?? Review the current charge/PC, NCIC/rap sheet,
  past police reports/gang files, etc.
• ?? Pre-sentence reports/PC
• ?? Parole Probation Files
• ?? Check their Prison Jail files

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• Preparation for the Interview
• ?? Become familiar with their street gang,
• prison gang, or other criminal organization
• ?? Speak to investigators, officers, and other
• staff that may be familiar with them
• ?? Be cognizant of games and manipulation
• ?? Know your motives and their motives

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• Take the Questioning as far as you need to!
• For Instance
• Q-Where are you from?
• A-California
• Q-Where at in California?
• A-L.A.
• Q-What part of L.A.? (Los Angeles is a BIG
  place!)
• A-The West Side
• Q-What Varrio or Set (may ask according to
  suspected gang lingo)
• A-18th Street
• Q-What clique?
• A-Columbia Lil Cycos (Look for CLCS tats, WSLA,
  etc.)
• Q-What did they call you? (Moniker)
• A-Lil Puppet, my brother is Big Puppet
• Continue as long as you can to back up the info

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• Legal Concerns
• ?? Part of your interview preparation (homework)
  is
• to research current charges, pending sentences,
• and other legal situations of your suspect
• ?? If pending charges consult with the prosecutor
• on the matter before the interview
• ?? Also check your agencies policy on
  interviewing
• charged suspects or consult your legal unit

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• The Interview
• ?? Choose the right location if possible
• ?? Covertly record if possible
• ?? Avoid too many people in the room
• ?? Avoid taking too many notes
• ?? Mutual respect Fair but firm
• ?? Avoid rushing
• ?? Be prepared to call their bluff
• ?? You control the interview and course of it
• ?? BE PATIENT!!!
• ?? Know cultural background of suspect/inmate

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• Basic Hispanic Gang Structure
• Veteranos
• Homeboys - Homegirls
• Pee Wees
• Big Smiley 25 y.o. Smiley 20 y.o.
• Lil Smiley 15 y.o. Baby Smiley 10 y.o.
• La Smiley

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• Basic Black Gang Structure
• CRIPS Sets
• R60s SBC Kitchen Hilltop
  Hoover
• OGs OGs OGs OGs
  OGs
• YGs YGs YGs
  YGs YGs BGs BGs
  BGs BGs
• Cripettes
• BGs
• Note Most sets will have female
  members/associates often referred to as Cripettes

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• Basic Asian Gang Hierarchy
• Organized Crime
• 40
• Prison 20-30
• (Usually Quiet)
• Dai Lo-Leader
• Approx. 30 yrs.
• Street Gangs 15-20 y.o.
• Associates 12 y.o.
• Wanna-Bs/Gonna-Bs 10 y.o.
• Basic
• Note This is just an example of average ages,
  not absolute!

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• Interview
• Get Info
• Note taking OK
• Interviewee Talks Most
• Supportive (Good Cop)
• You Both Sit
• Interrogation
• Get Confession
• Show No Notes
• (Can Be Secretly Recorded)
• You Talk the Most
• Accusatory (Bad Cop)
• They Sit, You Stand

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Gangs Currently housed at BSCC

• Because of the structure of the BSCC Complex,
  there have been many changes throughout the
  years. In 2000 Border Brothers and Barrio
  Azteca's were being run off every compound, with
  the BB slowly incorporated back to the Airpark
  Unit. In 2002 the Mexikanemi began being run off
  all compounds. By 2004 the Surenos also were run
  off each compound. The only compound housing
  most gang members, suspects or associates is the
  Interstate compound.
• The largest group in all the complex is the
  Paisa group. Made up of Mexican Nationals who
  claim they are not a gang, however have sets of
  rules, elect spokespersons, and band together by
  states. They have yet to achieve the
  Para-military style structure used by all other
  prison gangs. The mob mentality and threatening
  nature is what has driven most these inmates in
  the past disturbances. Because they have
  strength in numbers they have succeeded in
  running off the other smaller groups.
  Intelligence gathering is a key factor in keeping
  these inmates from over-running other inmates or
  trying to impose their own type of rules.

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TATTOOS OF VALIDATED STGS/CLIQUES
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POSSIBLE EXTREMIST??
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WHAT MEANING DO YOU SEE?
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WHAT DO YOU SEE?
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DID YOU FIND THE HIDDEN STAMPA?
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PRM SYMBOLS
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PRM STAMPAS (STG IDENTIFIERS)
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PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MEXICANOS (PRM)
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TEXAS SYNDICATE (TS)
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HERMANDAD DE PISTOLEROS LATINOS (HPL)
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MARA SALVATRUCHA (MS-13)
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LATIN KINGS, MS-13, ETC.
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TANGOS (HOUSTON)
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TANGOS (DALLAS)
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TANGOS (AUSTIN)
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TANGOS (FORT WORTH)
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TANGOS (SAN ANTONIO)
SIEMPRE ARRIVA NUNCA ABAJO NUESTRO TANGO
OREJON
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TANGOS (Vallucos)
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TANGOS (WEST TEXAS)
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