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Month: January 2025

African-American Gangs in the United States: History, Transformation, Subculture, Hierarchy, Case Law and Political Discourse

African-American Gangs in the United States: History, Transformation, Subculture, Hierarchy, Case Law and Political Discourse

Dmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov08.01.202509.01.2025

This article focuses on African American street and prison gangs, which – along with other gangs – constitute a significant…

Commonwealth v. Cullen: the Latin Kings

Commonwealth v. Cullen: the Latin Kings

Dmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesLatin KingsPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov07.01.202507.01.2025

Robert Nazarro, the director of treatment at the Counseling and Psychotherapy Center (CPC), treated the defendant from December, 2006, to…

Treglia v. Director of California Department of Corrections et al:  the Mexican Mafia

Treglia v. Director of California Department of Corrections et al:  the Mexican Mafia

Dmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesMexican MafiaPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
yagunov07.01.202507.01.2025

First, plaintiff alleges that defendants retaliated against him for filing lawsuits and administrative appeals by sentencing him to a term…

United States v. Rivera: Mara Salvatrucha

United States v. Rivera: Mara Salvatrucha

Dmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesLa Mara SalvatruchaMara 18Prevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesUSA
yagunov06.01.202506.01.2025

Defendant Denis Rivera and two co-defendants Luis Alberto Cartagena and Noe David Ramirez-Guardado were indicted and now face trial for…

Seven Prisoners Killed in Prison Riot in Southern Mexico

Seven Prisoners Killed in Prison Riot in Southern Mexico

Dmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesMexicoPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subculture
yagunov06.01.202506.01.2025

Seven prisoners were killed and six others injured in a prison riot in southern Mexico on December 19, 2024. The…

Cole v. Holder: the Crips, Mara Salvatrucha, 18th Street, Santa Monica 13

Cole v. Holder: the Crips, Mara Salvatrucha, 18th Street, Santa Monica 13

18th StreetCripsDmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsHondurasInformal prisoner hierarchiesLa Mara SalvatruchaMara 18MS-13Prevention of torturePrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureSanta Monica 13USA
yagunov06.01.202506.01.2025

Cole, a 40-year-old, black, former gang member, was born in Honduras and entered the United States at age eleven with…

United States of America v. Rodriguez: the Sureños, the Mexican Mafia

United States of America v. Rodriguez: the Sureños, the Mexican Mafia

Dmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesMexican MafiaPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureSurenosSureñosUSA
yagunov05.01.202505.01.2025

The panel affirmed three defendants’ convictions for conspiracy to commit murder and first-degree murder stemming from the stabbing of a…

The People v. Olguin et al.:  the Southside F Troop

The People v. Olguin et al.: the Southside F Troop

Dmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureSouthside F TroopUSA
yagunov05.01.202505.01.2025

In March 1992, Olguin lived on West Elder in Santa Ana, two houses away from the intersection of Elder and…

6,000 Inmates Escaped from a High-Security Prison in Mozambique

6,000 Inmates Escaped from a High-Security Prison in Mozambique

AfricaDmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesMozambiquePrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subculture
yagunov05.01.202505.01.2025

At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion as widespread…

Venezuelan Prison Gang Tren de Aragua Deals in 22 U.S. States

Venezuelan Prison Gang Tren de Aragua Deals in 22 U.S. States

Dmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureTren de AraguaUSAVenezuela
yagunov04.01.202504.01.2025

The US police records and official law enforcement statements confirm the Tren de Aragua presence in 22 the US states…

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