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    • Informal Prison Hierarchies and the Simulacrum of Prison Subculture in Contemporary Power Relations
    • Simulacrum of the prison subculture in the case law of the ECtHR and the CPT
    • Study into Prison Subculture in Moldova
    • The Prison Gang as a «Brand»
    • White Supremacist Prison Gangs in the United States
    • African-American Gangs in the USA
  • Ukraine
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    • Sweden
      • Brödraskapet
    • Ireland
      • Irish Mob
  • USA – Hispanic-American Gangs
    • Mexican Mafia
      • Sureños
        • Varrio Longo 13
        • Compton Varrio 70’s
        • Compton Varrio Segundo
        • East LA 13 Dukes
        • Santa Monica 13
        • Temple Street
        • Playboys
        • Mid City Stoners
        • Logan Heights Gang
        • Puente 13
    • Nuestra Familia
      • Norteños
    • Mara Salvatrucha
    • Mexikanemi, or Texas Mexican Mafia
    • Barrio Maravilla
    • White Fence
    • La Raza
    • Spanish Gangster Disciples
    • Maniac Latin Disciples
    • Latin Eagles
    • Almighty Saints
    • Culver City Boys
  • USA – Afriсan American
    • Folk Nation
      • Crips
        • Grape Street Watts Crips
        • Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips
        • Venice Shoreline Crips
    • People Nation
      • Vice Lords
        • Traveling Vice Lords / Junk Yard Dogs 
      • Bloods
        • Pirus
        • Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods
      • Four Corner Hustlers
      • Mickey Cobras
      • United Blood Nation
        • Nine Trey Gangsters
    • DC Blacks
    • Black P. Stone Nation
      • The El Rukns
    • Harvard Park Brims
  • USA – White gangs
    • United Society of Aryan Skinheads
  • USA – Central American Gangs
    • Tren de Aragua
  • USA – Asian Gangs
    • Asian Boyz
  • Central and South America
    • Primeiro Comando da Capital
    • Comando Vermelho
    • Terceiro Comando da Capital
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Australia and New Zealand
    • King Cobras
  • The CPT (Council of Europe)

Year: 2024

Venezuelan Prison Gang Tren de Aragua Spreads to 17 US States

Venezuelan Prison Gang Tren de Aragua Spreads to 17 US States

Dmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureTren de AraguaUSAVenezuela
yagunov14.12.202414.12.2024

The Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua has now spread to one of the most remote states in America, after…

New Zealand: Prisons Failing to Prevent Young Prisoners Joining Gangs

New Zealand: Prisons Failing to Prevent Young Prisoners Joining Gangs

Dmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesNew ZealandPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subculture
yagunov13.12.202413.12.2024

The Department of Corrections is failing to prevent young prisoners from joining gangs, a report has found. The report, Young…

Barrio 18 Gang Leader From Jamaica Sentenced to Life Imrisonment

Barrio 18 Gang Leader From Jamaica Sentenced to Life Imrisonment

18th StreetDmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureSurenosUSA
yagunov13.12.202413.12.2024

Southeast Queens gang leader Junior Zelaya Canales pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court for his role in three murders and…

The UK: a Female Prison Officer Sentenced for Involvement in a Criminal Drug Conspiracy

The UK: a Female Prison Officer Sentenced for Involvement in a Criminal Drug Conspiracy

Informal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureStaffUK
yagunov13.12.202413.12.2024

A prison officer who attempted to smuggle drugs into Lindholme Prison near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, using a noodle container, has…

White Supremacist Prison Gangs in the United States: Origins, Subculture, Ideology, Hierarchy and Case Law

White Supremacist Prison Gangs in the United States: Origins, Subculture, Ideology, Hierarchy and Case Law

Aryan-Power Prison GangsDmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesNazi-Affiliated Prison GangsPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov13.12.202413.12.2024

This article is focused on the study of one aspect of the phenomenon of prison gangs in the United States,…

Floyd Taybron v. Commonwealth of Virginia: the Bloods

Floyd Taybron v. Commonwealth of Virginia: the Bloods

Dmytro YagunovGangster DisciplesInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSAVice Lords
yagunov11.12.202411.12.2024

Appellant was indicted in the City of Hampton for, inter alia, one count of gang participation. At trial, Police Detective…

State v. Taylor: the Bloods

State v. Taylor: the Bloods

BloodsDmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov11.12.202411.12.2024

To fully understand the facts surrounding the shooting, it is necessary to know something of the gang culture in Portland.…

US v. Huskey: the United Blood Nation

US v. Huskey: the United Blood Nation

CripsEast Coast BloodsInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUnited Blood NationUSA
yagunov11.12.202411.12.2024

Four people were charged with conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization Act and related crimes involving their membership in…

Wainwright v. Lockhart: the Bloods

Wainwright v. Lockhart: the Bloods

BloodsDmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov11.12.202411.12.2024

Evidence at the hearing showed the booklet the State sought to admit is a handwritten copy of an Islamic religious…

People v. Torres: the 18th Street Gang

People v. Torres: the 18th Street Gang

18th StreetDmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov10.12.202410.12.2024

Defendant was a “rent” collector for the 18th Street gang in Los Angeles. His duty was to collect payments, referred…

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