Gautam Gulati, Brendan Kelly: Prison and Mental Illness: Five Myths and Some Solutions
Like everyone who comes into contact with the criminal justice system, people with mental illness have rights and responsibilities. In…
Category: Prison and street gangs
Comando Vermelho
BrazilComando VermelhoDmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subculture
The Comando Vermelho (CV) is one of the oldest and most influential criminal organisations in Brazil, which emerged in the…
Sweden Aims to Introduce Law Letting Police Wiretap Children as Gang Violence Rises
Crime preventionDmytro YagunovInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureSweden
Sweden will rush through legislation allowing police to wiretap children under 15 after a recent spate of bombings ordered by…
Tren de Aragua
Dmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSAVenezuela
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 YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureTren de AraguaUSA
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 YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesLa Mara SalvatruchaMS-13Prevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
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
More than 150 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma,…
El Salvador Offers to Lock Up US Criminals in Its Mega-Jail
Dmytro YagunovEl SalvadorInformal prisoner hierarchiesPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
El Salvador has offered to take in criminals deported from the US, including those with US citizenship, and house them…
Mara Salvatrucha
Dmytro YagunovEl SalvadorHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesLa Mara SalvatruchaMS-13Prevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
A comprehensive analysis of Hispanic gangs in the United States cannot be imagined without Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13,…
Nuestra Familia: the Constitution
Dmytro YagunovHispanic-American gangsInformal prisoner hierarchiesNuestra FamiliaPrevention of torturePrison and street gangsPrison hierarchiesPrison subcultureUSA
The Supreme Power Structure of Nuestra Familia Article 1: Supreme Commander Section I. The Nuestro General (NG) is the supreme…