Arizona Security Threat Groups - http://www.azcorrections.gov/adc/divisions/support/stg.asp
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 - http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/lanuestrafamily.htm
Bureau files on the California prison gang. |
Gangs and Prison Misconduct - http://www.bop.gov/news/research_projects/published_reports/cond_envir/oreprcrim_2br.pdf
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. |
Gangs Or Us: Prison Gangs - http://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 - http://etd-submit.etsu.edu/etd/theses/available/etd-1103103-220112/unrestricted/FortuneS112503f.pdf
2003 doctoral dissertation on the types of individuals who rise to lead prison gangs. |
Inside Pelican Bay - http://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. |
NPR : Gangs Reach Out of Prison to Commit Crimes - http://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. |
Pelican Bay State Prison Photo Essay - http://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 - http://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. |
Public Safety: Security Threat Group Information - http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopssubtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+%26+Criminal+Justice&L2=Prisons&L3=Security+Threat+Group+Information&sid=Eeops
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. |