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Month: January 2025

England and Wales: ‘Beefed Up’ Organised Crime Unit to Target Prison Gangs

England and Wales: ‘Beefed Up’ Organised Crime Unit to Target Prison Gangs

Dmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUK
yagunov28.01.202528.01.2025

The Prison Service is “beefing up” a cadre of officers dedicated to smashing gangs in prisons in the face of…

Georgia (US): Prisons in ‘Emergency Mode,’ with Gang Influence Rising

Georgia (US): Prisons in ‘Emergency Mode,’ with Gang Influence Rising

Dmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov27.01.202527.01.2025

Staffing vacancies for correctional officers at 20 of Georgia’s 34 prisons have reached emergency levels, making it impossible to keep…

Trump Seeks to Designate Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Trump Seeks to Designate Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Dmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesNazi-Affiliated Prison GangsPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov27.01.202527.01.2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying the United States would designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations in…

Pulido v. Lunes et al: Compton Varrio Segundo (Suicide of a Prisoner Due to the Threat of Revenge from a Prison Gang)

Pulido v. Lunes et al: Compton Varrio Segundo (Suicide of a Prisoner Due to the Threat of Revenge from a Prison Gang)

Compton Varrio SegundoDmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesPaisasPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureSurenosSureñosUSA
yagunov20.01.202520.01.2025

Plaintiff is a state prisoner in the custody of CDCR, presently incarcerated at Corcoran State Prison, in Corcoran. The events…

Aryan Brotherhood on Trial: Prison Gang Leaders Ordered Five Murders

Aryan Brotherhood on Trial: Prison Gang Leaders Ordered Five Murders

Aryan BrotherhoodAryan-Power Prison GangsDmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesNazi-Affiliated Prison GangsPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov16.01.202516.01.2025

Kenneth Johnson, Francis Clement and John Stinson will stand trial on charges that they ordered murders as members of the…

California v. Ramirez: the Mexican Mafia

California v. Ramirez: the Mexican Mafia

Dmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesMexican MafiaPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureSurenosSureñosUSA
yagunov12.01.202512.01.2025

After hearing evidence defendants Jamie Ramirez and Albert Villa participated in a beating of another inmate while in custody at…

People v. Valdez: Sureño, Norteño

People v. Valdez: Sureño, Norteño

Dmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesNorteñosPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureSurenosSureñosUSA
yagunov11.01.202511.01.2025

On January 27, 1994, around 2:30 p.m., a caravan of vehicles, including a white Datsun, drove by the residences of…

California v. Oliva: the Mexican Mafia, the 12th Street

California v. Oliva: the Mexican Mafia, the 12th Street

12th StreetDmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesMexican MafiaPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov11.01.202511.01.2025

In 2012, defendant admitted to a detective from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department that he was a member of…

Quiroz v. Clark: the Loma Bakers, the Cycos 13, the 18 Street

Quiroz v. Clark: the Loma Bakers, the Cycos 13, the 18 Street

Dmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov10.01.202510.01.2025

On the evening of the shooting, Raul Alatorre saw Petitioner, Risky, Flaco and Wicked in  the area while he was…

People v. Super. Ct. (Guevara): Norteños, Sureños, the Mexican Mafia

People v. Super. Ct. (Guevara): Norteños, Sureños, the Mexican Mafia

Dmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesMexican MafiaNorteñosPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureSurenosSureñosUSA
yagunov09.01.202509.01.2025

Edgardo Ortiz Guevara was sentenced to 28 years to life under the “Three Strikes” law. His third strike was a…

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