The Aryan Brotherhood also operates in other states, such as the Arizona Aryan Brotherhood and the California Aryan Brotherhood, which do not get along between own gangs. The Mexican Mafia was originated in the late 1950’s in the California Department of Corrections. The Mexican Mafia was a street gang that worked its way in the prison system. The Mexican Mafia Consist of Mexican-Americans members and revolves around drug trafficking. The Black Guerrilla Family was founded in 1966 by a Black Panther member George Jackson and was originally know as the Black Family or Black Vanguard.
Northern cliques may have conflict with other Norteno gangs on the streets, yet in prison they will bond together for protection under the leadership of the Nuestra Familia. The Nuestra Familia has a chain of command that oversees every Norteno gang in California. Nortenos have been identified in nearly every state in the United States of America. Nortenos have continued to be heavily involved in murders, felony assaults, thefts and drug sales. Northern gangs are bitter enemies to the EME and Southern street gangs.
Prison gangs offer protection to their members and also try to control the sale of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol inside the correctional facility. In addition, many prison gangs involve themselves in prostitution, assaults, and murders (Prison Gang Profiles, 2006). Prison and law enforcement officials have replaced the
Social Structure Theory "Pelican Bay Prison" Social Structure Theory "Pelican Bay Prison" Pelican Bay Prison Video Background Pelican Bay Prison houses the most violent gang members in northern California. The facility was built in 1989 to control gang activity but has proven to be gang leaders “command center.” The prison is split up into two facilities. On one side is the security housing unit for gang leaders where they usually in individual cell for 22 hours a day with only one and half hours for showers and recreation. The second facility is called the “mainland.” The mainland houses about 2000 prisoners where they only are together in the recreation yard. The prisoners are controlling outside illegal drug trades, gang activities,
1. Nazi Low Riders Founded by John Stinson, a white supremacist incarcerated by the California Youth Authority, the Nazi Low Riders originated in the late 1970’s. Circumstances surrounding the formation of the gang include Stinson, originally an Aryan Brotherhood member, wanting to recruit members to aid in the Aryan Brotherhoods criminal deeds. “…the gang was originally formed to act on behalf of the powerful Aryan Brotherhood. Alliances were made and the Nazi Low Riders (NLR) acted as errand boys to the Aryan Brotherhood” (Montaldo 1).
Paul. S (2011) pg 23. How can we win a war on drugs when the officials are corrupt and helping the same criminals we are so desperately trying to stop. In order to stop drug trafficking the United States needs to join forces with Mexico to help re build and reform law enforcement to protect the borders. Violence is increasingly directed toward the government.
Mexican cartels don’t just hurt Mexico. They hurt the United States, Canada, Europe, and Africa. We need to help Mexico stop the cartels. When the cartels bring drugs to our country, more and more people become addicted. Cartels are the suppliers of drugs to gangs in and out of prison.
Illinois, in particular, is suffering from overcrowded prisons quite severely. Nearly every prison in the state is overcrowded. In order to solve this increasingly serious problem, many steps must be taken to begin prison reform and to begin living in a country in which the way we punish our criminals makes more sense and is more effective than how it is today. Everyone seems to know someone that is in prison these days, whether the person has committed a serious, violent crime, or just got caught up in the wrong place at the wrong time, they still end up in some sort of prison facility. In fact the U.S.’s rate of incarceration is 455 people per every 100,000 people (Smolowe, 1994).
Running head: The Purpose and History of Jails and Prisons The Purpose and History of prisons and jails Jails are always overlooked, but they play a very important role in our justice system. The jail is the oldest of all the correctional components. The jails have several difficult missions and roles to play in our justice system. Jails hold approximately one-tenth of all offenders under correctional custody. “Jails hold a variety of offenders (those who have been arrested, have been detained pending trial, have been sentenced to short terms of confinement for minor crimes, are awaiting transfer to another facility, and are being held administratively for a criminal justice agency).
One of which being overcrowding. The number of offenders being sent to prison is on the rise and can affect the system drastically. With overcrowding, the job of keeping an eye on every inmate at all times becomes harder, the threat of gang activity grows, violence rises, and all of these can have a big impact on the overall management. Some changes to prison environments that could improve institutional management could be reducing the number of inmates for starters. Having fewer inmates confined to such a small space could lower the tension and possibly lessen the threat of violence that is prevalent in prisons today.