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<title>Authorities: Hunt on for leader of killer NYC gang</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.correctionsone.com/prison-gangs/articles/5016339-Authorities-Hunt-on-for-leader-of-killer-NYC-gang/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Associated PressNEW YORK &mdash; It's one of the more colorful street gang names around: Six Tre Outlaw Gangsta Disciples Folk Nation &mdash; or Folk Nation, for short.Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn allege that a particularly violent faction of the gang was behind at least four murders, three attempted murders and other mayhem that harmed innocent bystanders and terrorized the Ebbets Field Apartments ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:46:53 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Tenn. sheriff stands firm on gang statements</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Beth Burger Chattanooga Times Free PressHAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. &mdash; Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond continues to stand by a controversial statement he made last week about gang members, despite flak from some community leaders. When it comes to dealing with hardened gang members, Hammond told the Brainerd Kiwanis Club, &quot;We need to run them out of town, put them in jail or send them to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:25:56 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Top Chicago gang leader sentenced to 60 years</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Associated PressCHICAGO &mdash; A Chicago gang leader who prosecutors say used murder and other violence to protect his drug-selling operation &mdash; even while behind bars &mdash; has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.Fifty-one-year-old Augustin Zambrano's sentencing in federal court Wednesday came nine months after a jury found him guilty of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit extortion ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:25:55 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Texas police focus on prison gang</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press via Times Record News AUSTIN, Texas &mdash; Four men are awaiting trial on murder charges, and more than a dozen others have been sent to prison with federal drug convictions in what court documents show is a result of a crackdown by federal, state and local authorities on a gang born in Texas prisons.FBI Special Agent Stephen Hause told the Austin American-Statesman in a story ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:23:37 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Calif. high court tosses gang leader's death sentence</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Paul Elias The Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO &mdash; The California Supreme Court on Monday tossed out the murder convictions and death sentences of a Los Angeles gang leader who authorities believe was the &quot;shot caller&quot; responsible for as many as 60 killings.Cleamon &quot;Big Evil&quot; Johnson led the 89 Family Bloods during the 1980s and early 1990s. Authorities allege the 80 members ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2011 14:17:29 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Gang codes: Cracking an inmate's secret diary</title>
<author><![CDATA[Gary S Klivans]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[By Gary Klivans&quot;Help! What does this message say?&quot; This is the request that came with six pages of a suspected gang code that had been confiscated by the Tennessee Department of Correction and was forwarded to me through law enforcement channels. Two of the six pages are shown here. (See Illustration 1 &amp; 2) Illustration 1 Illustration 2 As I examined the individual pages, I didn't see ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:59:45 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Gang codes and gang identity theft</title>
<author><![CDATA[Gary S Klivans]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Two encoded documents written by different gangs in different states show some striking similarities]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:43:37 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Finding gang symbols hidden in inmates&#8217; art</title>
<author><![CDATA[Gary S Klivans]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;Is this guy a threat?&quot; This was the question that officers at a nearby facility asked me after confiscating occult-related drawings from an inmate&rsquo;s living area during a recent search. They wanted to know if the inmate could be part of a satanic cult. If so, could that make him a potential threat to the safety and security of officers and the facility? Did the artist &ldquo;know what ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 23:00:48 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Prison gang codes: Looking beyond the graffiti</title>
<author><![CDATA[Gary S Klivans]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Officers working in a Virginia correctional facility found fifteen pages of an encoded document. One of the pages contained the picture below (Illustration #1).Illustration #1:Because the picture had notes indicating 166th Street, Bronx, NY, the material was forwarded to the New York City Police Department (NYPD). They sent it to me. As you look at the picture you may also see what appears to be &ldquo;cross ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 22:50:41 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>The danger in dealing with gang leaders</title>
<author><![CDATA[Barry Evert]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[The very existence of prison gangs threatens the safety of almost every prison in our nation. In response, almost every state has a system in place to combat this threat. One such system, popular in a variety of states, encourages the use of high ranking gang members to &ldquo;keep the peace&rdquo; or to otherwise control the inmate population. These &ldquo;shot-callers&rdquo;, once identified by officers ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:48:06 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>What makes them tick?</title>
<author><![CDATA[Los Angeles Sheriff's Department]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[ Prison gang philosophy is very often diametrically opposed to that of the street gang. For example, loyalty is a primary requirement of both groups; but in the prison gangs, disagreements among members are many times settled by the murder of the offending member or members of his family. The killing of a home boy, on the other hand, is alien to most street gangs. When the street gang makes raids on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Apr 2008 16:30:41 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Get back in black</title>
<author><![CDATA[Bruce Muraski and Robert Walker]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[ Gang members use a variety of ways to communicate with each other and to symbolize their gang affiliation. Chief among these is the use of color. To combat gang integrity, Bruce Muraski, a captain with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, says that the state's prisons have banned colored clothing completely. &quot;We've eliminated all colors as far as clothing,&quot; he said. Instead, the facility ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 Apr 2008 22:33:53 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Corrections One Video: Giving respect to get it</title>
<author><![CDATA[Gary Klugiewicz]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Corrections officers often wonder if &quot;all this Verbal Judo stuff&quot; works inside a jail where they deal with the toughest of the tough &mdash; fighters, spitters &mdash; you know the kind. In a word, yes. Here, Gary Klugiewicz tells a personal story about the power of Verbal Judo, and how these skills won him the respect of a high-risk inmate &mdash; and success on the job. Full video is available ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:32:51 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Gang leaders in Pelican Bay's SHU</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A National Geographic Channel video about managing gang leaders in Pelican Bay State Prison in Calif.'s maximum security housing unit (SHU).]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:10:05 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>MS-13 Report</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:50:12 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>OLETC Mock Riot: This is not a dress rehearsal</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:50:57 UTC</pubDate>

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