2025 – Page 6 – Gangs and Prison Hierarchies

Hispanic Street and Prison Gangs in the United States: Economics, Subculture, Hierarchies, Case Law and Political Discourse

12th Street 18th Street Barrio 18 Comando Vermelho Compton Varrio Segundo Dmytro Yagunov El Salvador Experts Hispanic-American gangs Informal prisoner hierarchies La Mara Salvatrucha Mara 18 Mexican Mafia MS-13 Norteños Nuestra Familia Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture Research Santa Monica 13 Sureños Surenos United Latino Organization USA Venezuela

yagunov04.03.202504.03.2025

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

Gautam Gulati, Brendan Kelly: Prison and Mental Illness: Five Myths and Some Solutions

Informal prisoner hierarchies Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture

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Like everyone who comes into contact with the criminal justice system, people with mental illness have rights and responsibilities. In…

Dmytro Yagunov, Dmytro Tupchienko: Criminal Law: Defining the Concept)

Dmytro Yagunov Experts Informal prisoner hierarchies Prison hierarchies Prison subculture

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Сriminal law is a set of laws that define the list, characteristics and classification of acts that are defined by…

Comando Vermelho

Brazil Comando Vermelho Dmytro Yagunov Informal prisoner hierarchies Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture

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The Comando Vermelho (CV) is one of the oldest and most influential criminal organisations in Brazil, which emerged in the…

Dejnek v. Poland: Strip Searches of a Prisoner

Case law Dmytro Yagunov Informal prisoner hierarchies Poland Prevention of torture Prison hierarchies Prison subculture

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The applicant alleged, in particular, that the strip searches to which he had been subjected while in detention at Lublin…

Sweden Aims to Introduce Law Letting Police Wiretap Children as Gang Violence Rises

Crime prevention Dmytro Yagunov Informal prisoner hierarchies Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture Sweden

yagunov10.02.202510.02.2025

Sweden will rush through legislation allowing police to wiretap children under 15 after a recent spate of bombings ordered by…

Tren de Aragua

Dmytro Yagunov Hispanic-American gangs Informal prisoner hierarchies Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture USA Venezuela

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Tren de Aragua (English: ‘Train to Aragua’) is a transnational criminal organisation based in Venezuela. It is believed to have…

Trump Sends First Migrant Detainees to Guantanamo Bay

Dmytro Yagunov Hispanic-American gangs Informal prisoner hierarchies Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs Prison hierarchies Prison subculture Tren de Aragua USA

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The US has sent the first group of migrants to Guantanamo Bay since President Donald Trump announced plans to expand…

MS13 in the Americas: How the World’s Most Notorious Gang Defies Logic, Resists Destruction

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

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The Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) is one of the world’s largest and arguably most violent street gangs. After relatively humble beginnings…

More than 150 Female Prisoners Raped and Burned Alive in DR Congo Jailbreak

Dmytro Yagunov Informal prisoner hierarchies Prevention of torture Prison and street gangs

yagunov06.02.202506.02.2025

More than 150 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma,…