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Month: December 2024

Hernandez v. the State of Texas: Surenos 13, the 18th Street, the Puro Tango Blast

Hernandez v. the State of Texas: Surenos 13, the 18th Street, the Puro Tango Blast

18th StreetDmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subculturePuro Tango BlastSurenosUSA
yagunov31.12.202431.12.2024

Florentino Tovar Jr. testified that he is a member of the Tongo prison gang. He acknowledged that he is currently…

Europol: Decoding the EU’s Most Threatening Criminal Networks (report)

Europol: Decoding the EU’s Most Threatening Criminal Networks (report)

Dmytro YagunovEuropeInformal prisoner hierarchiesPost-Soviet StatesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subculture
yagunov30.12.202430.12.2024

The organisational setup of criminal networks is very diverse. Some are strictly hierarchical, while others are loose, decentralised and informal.…

Members of the Almighty Vice Lord Nation Sentenced in Federal Court 

Members of the Almighty Vice Lord Nation Sentenced in Federal Court 

Dmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSAVice Lords
yagunov28.12.202428.12.2024

Three members of the Almighty Vice Lord Nation (“AVLN”) were sentenced in federal court this week after a jury convicted…

New Algorithm to End Discrimination Among Prisoners (the Ukrainian Prison Service, document)

New Algorithm to End Discrimination Among Prisoners (the Ukrainian Prison Service, document)

Dmytro YagunovEuropeInformal prisoner hierarchiesPost-Soviet StatesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUkraine
yagunov28.12.202428.12.2024

Following a visit to Ukraine in 2023 by a delegation of the CPT, one of the violations identified was the…

Aryan Brotherhood Leaders Were Sentenced to Life for Gang Violence in California Prisons

Aryan Brotherhood Leaders Were Sentenced to Life for Gang Violence in California Prisons

Aryan BrotherhoodAryan-Power Prison GangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesNazi-Affiliated Prison GangsPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsUnited Society of Aryan Skinheads
yagunov26.12.202426.12.2024

Two members of the Aryan Brotherhood were sentenced to two consecutive life terms for various gang-related crimes orchestrated from their…

Murders Committed in Prisons Are a Problem in the State of Alabama

Murders Committed in Prisons Are a Problem in the State of Alabama

Dmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov26.12.202426.12.2024

Joshua Hamer, 41, died on November 23 after he was assaulted and sustained serious injuries at Bibb Correctional Facility in…

Prison Subculture in Ukrainian Prisons: Khmelnytskyi City District Court of Khmelnytskyi Region, Case № 686/23494/21

Prison Subculture in Ukrainian Prisons: Khmelnytskyi City District Court of Khmelnytskyi Region, Case № 686/23494/21

Dmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesPost-Soviet StatesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUkraine
yagunov20.12.202420.12.2024

O.K., is accused of being in the Khmelnytskyi Pre-trial Detention Center for a long period of time, on suspicion of…

United States of America v. Wilson and Williamson

United States of America v. Wilson and Williamson

BloodsDmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov19.12.202419.12.2024

The cardinal rule of membership in the street gang known as the Bloods was to retaliate against anyone who “disrespected”…

State of Tennessee v. Jeremy Reynolds: the Gangster Disciples

State of Tennessee v. Jeremy Reynolds: the Gangster Disciples

Dmytro YagunovFolk NationGangster DisciplesInformal prisoner hierarchiesPeople NationPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov19.12.202419.12.2024

Twenty-year-old Wendell Washington (“the victim”) arrived home between 10:30 and 10:45 p.m. on the night of May 5, 2013. He…

United States of America v. Franklin and Houston: the El Rukns

United States of America v. Franklin and Houston: the El Rukns

Dmytro YagunovEl RuknInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov18.12.202418.12.2024

In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on August 7, 1997, J.L. Houston and Eddie…

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