May 2025 – Gangs and Prison Hierarchies

Cells with Carpets, “Untouchables” and Sectors Where Guards Do Not Dare to Enter: What Is Happening in Moldovan Prisons?

Council of Europe CPT Dmytro Yagunov Dr Dmytro Yagunov Dr. Dmytro Yagunov Europe Informal prisoner hierarchies Moldova Prevention of torture Prison gang Prison gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture Report

yagunov29.05.202529.05.2025

Overcrowding, a thriving criminal subculture, critical staff shortages, and the deplorable state of infrastructure in Moldovan prisons create conditions conducive…

France to Build High-Security Prison in Amazon for Gang Leaders

Crime prevention Dmytro Yagunov Dr Dmytro Yagunov Dr. Dmytro Yagunov Events France Informal prisoner hierarchies News Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison gang Prison gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture South America

yagunov20.05.202520.05.2025

France plans to build a high-security prison in the Amazon as part of its crackdown on serious drug offenders. Justice…

Supreme Court Blocks Trump Bid to Resume Deportations Under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798

Case law Crime prevention Dmytro Yagunov Dr Dmytro Yagunov Dr. Dmytro Yagunov El Salvador Events Hispanic-American gangs Informal prisoner hierarchies La Mara Salvatrucha MS-13 News Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison gang Prison gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture USA Venezuela

yagunov17.05.202517.05.2025

On May 16, 2025, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump from moving forward with deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies…

Camille Graham Camp: Prison Gangs – Their Extent, Nature and Impact on Prisons

Aryan-Power Prison Gangs Dmytro Yagunov Dr Dmytro Yagunov Dr. Dmytro Yagunov Experts Hispanic-American gangs Informal prisoner hierarchies Nazi-Affiliated Prison Gangs Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison gang Prison gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture Report Research USA

yagunov13.05.202513.05.2025

Primeiro Comando da Capital

Brazil Dmytro Yagunov Dr Dmytro Yagunov Dr. Dmytro Yagunov Informal prisoner hierarchies Primeiro Comando da Capital Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture South America

yagunov13.05.202513.05.2025

Primeiro Comando da Capital is a Brazilian prison gang based mainly in São Paulo. The gang emerged in August 1993…

MS-13: How a Salvadoran Street Gang Became the Greatest Enemy of the President of the United States

Dmytro Yagunov Dr Dmytro Yagunov Dr. Dmytro Yagunov El Salvador Hispanic-American gangs Informal prisoner hierarchies La Mara Salvatrucha MS-13 Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture USA

yagunov12.05.202524.04.2026

Ten years ago, El Salvador was the most dangerous country in the world. The authorities declared war on street and…

5 Virginia Prison Guards Are Injured by Inmates Accused of Being MS-13 Members

Crime prevention Dmytro Yagunov Dr Dmytro Yagunov Dr. Dmytro Yagunov El Salvador Events Hispanic-American gangs Informal prisoner hierarchies La Mara Salvatrucha MS-13 News Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture USA Venezuela

yagunov07.05.202507.05.2025

An attack by inmates at a Virginia prison injured five guards, according to state corrections officials who said most of…

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