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Banging Behind Bars: Prison Gangs and Lifestyle
Prison gangs are flourishing across the country. ...
Prison gangs are flourishing from California to Massachusetts. In 1996, the Federal Bureau of prisons found that prison disturbances soared by about 400 percent in the early nineties, which authorities say indicated that gangs were becoming more active. In states such as Illinois, as much as 60 percent of the prison population belong to gangs operating in their prisons, are emerging as a larger problem on the East Coast.
Texas prison gang expert Sammy Buentello, says the states prisons are not infested with gangs, but those that have set up shop are highly organized. ...
Of the two kinds of gangs, prison gangs and street gangs, the prison gangs are better organized, according to gang investigators. ...
According to gang investigators and prisoners, the prison gangs were formed for protection against predatory inmates, but racketeering, black markets and racism became factors. ...
Gangs often recruit like fraternities targeting short term inmates because they can help the gang—pay them back, so to speak—when they leave prison for the free world. ...
Prison gangs operating in Texas and Florida include Neta, Texas Syndicate, the Aztecs, the Mexican Mafia, the New Black Panthers, the Black Guerrilla Family, Mandingo Warriors, Aryan Brotherhood, La Nuesrta Familia, the Aryan Circle and the White Knights. Some of these gangs have alliances, and some are mortal enemies. Many on this list originated in California over the decades, some of them were to protect members from other the gangs.
Approximate Word count = 1173
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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