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• Society: Issues: Crime and Justice: Gangs  (35)

Arizona Security Threat Groups  www.adc.state.az.us/STG/STGMenu.htm Arizona Department of Corrections' information on prison gangs in that state. Samples of gang tattoos, artwork and literature.

FBI: Freedom of Information Act: La Nuestra Family  foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/lanuestrafamily.htm Bureau files on the California prison gang.

Gangs and Prison Misconduct  www.bop.gov/news/research_projects/published_reports/cond_envir/oreprc… Federal Bureau of Prisons 2001 report on the influence of prison gang affiliation on violence and other prison misconduct. Statistical analysis with tables and charts. [PDF]

Gangs Or Us: Prison Gangs  www.gangsorus.com/prisongangs.html Gang expert Robert Walker provides background information on criminal organizations and links to other sources.

Inmate and Prison Gang Leadership  etd-submit.etsu.edu/etd/theses/available/etd-1103103-220112/unrestrict… 2003 doctoral dissertation on the types of individuals who rise to lead prison gangs. [PDF]

Inside Pelican Bay  www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n707/a04.html Activities of prison gangsters within an infamous California penal institution. Explores methods used by incarcerated gang leaders to influence events beyond the prison walls.

My Life in Prison Gangs  nowwhat.cog7.org/Articles/BreakTheLaw/MyLife.html Autobiographical essay by a prison gangster who found religion.

Pelican Bay State Prison Photo Essay  www.sfbappa.org/Awards/picturestory/picstory28.ex2.html Collection of photos relating to prison gangs at California's super-maximum security institution.

Prison Gangs - Gang and Security Threat Group Awareness  www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/gangs/prison.html Florida Department of Corrections information on major gangs: Neta, Aryan Brotherhood, Black Guerilla Family, Mexican Mafia, La Nuestra Familia, Texas Syndicate. Descriptions of gang origins, identifiers, characteristics and rivals.

The Problem of Gangs in American Prisons Today  www.ngcrc.com/corr2006.html Detailed findings from the 2004 Prison Gang Survey.

Public Safety: Security Threat Group Information  www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopssubtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+%26+C… Massachusetts Department of Corrections' primer on prison gangs. Write ups on gangs noted within state institutions, with additional information and images for the top three groups: Latin Kings, La Familia and Neta.

Texas Prison Gangs  davadnai.users.omniglobal.net/gang.html A study of the eleven Security Threat Groups identified by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Wikipedia: Prison Gang  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_gang Article defines Security Threat Groups and describes the larger United States gangs.

NPR : Gangs Reach Out of Prison to Commit Crimes  www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4525733 Report on organized criminal groups within California's prison system and the ability of those groups to project power outside of prison walls. (March 7, 2005)