prisons – Page 2 – Gangs and Prison Hierarchies

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

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

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

Commonwealth v. Cullen: the Latin Kings

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

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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

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

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

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

18th Street Crips Dmytro Yagunov Hispanic-American gangs Honduras Informal prisoner hierarchies La Mara Salvatrucha Mara 18 MS-13 Prevention of torture Prison hierarchies Prison subculture Santa Monica 13 USA

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