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Gang & Terror Recruitment

This topic features news, tips, columns, and expert opinion on the threat of gang and terror recruitment within the walls of prison facilities.

The Multnomah County corrections deputies are accused of “door popping” so inmates could leave their cells and attack other inmates
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the sticker has since been removed — and Sheriff Robert Luna faulted oversight officials for not telling him about the image sooner
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office asked for the ex-deputy’s bail to be increased, citing his potential flight risk due to possible ties with a Mexican drug cartel
Accused lookout in beating death told his mother on a phone call shortly before Bulger came to USP Hazelton in October 2018 that inmates were preparing for the arrival of a “higher profile person”
Sean McKinnon, 36, was on federal supervised release when he was arrested Thursday in Florida on charges including conspiracy to commit first degree murder
Fotio Geas and Paul J. DeCologero are accused of striking Bulger in the head multiple times and causing his death in October of 2018 while all were incarcerated at United States Penitentiary Hazleton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia
Marco Paredes-Machado claims he was classified as a member of the ISIS terrorist group to justify moving him to the maximum-security prison
On December 7, 2020, Officer Dale Franquet faced a near-deadly encounter with a prisoner committed to carrying out a terror attack
Some facilities are allowing inmates convicted of terror-related crimes to lead religious services
The inmate’s lawyer pointed to a recent photograph of cadets giving a Nazi salute as further proof of racism in the state’s prison system
Jesus Mendez-Lopez admitted to recruiting as part of a plea deal
The charges detail five slayings and accuse an attorney of helping smuggle contraband to aid the gang
Staff are describing the string of assaults and disruptions as a “gang war” at the juvenile prison
20 to 25 inmates were involved with a fight Wednesday in the facility’s yard
The president of the CO union says free phone calls could aid gangs that run operations from inside the jails
Barry Byron Mills, the murderous leader of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang, died this month in federal lockup
In order to function properly during emergency situations, we must get to know and work with all agencies in our criminal justice system
Law enforcement leadership, corrections leadership and policymakers need to reevaluate their strategy for implementing gang prevention programs
There are many ways correctional officers can intervene if they suspect inmates are spreading radical beliefs within an institution
Inmates sent to the sensitive needs yards are historically inmates who face threats from the general population
When deciphering a gang or inmate-coded sample, sometimes your best teacher is your last mistake
The Supermax – designed to be confining in every way – houses the nation’s most dangerous and notorious criminals
Radicalization is a complex and widespread problem in prisons and early intervention is critical
Three members of the Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico prison gang have been convicted in a federal court while a fourth defendant has been acquitted of all charges
Authorities arrested 31 people who they said are connected to a violent, drug-running multi-state street gang directed from inside one of California’s prisons
Prosecutors also said Ahmad Khan Rahimi gave inmates copies of terrorist propaganda and jihadist materials
Administrators need to train COs about ways to identify, as well as how to report, suspicious activity that may be related to human trafficking
The measure would would also make it harder for gang members to get paroled
Prosecutors said Ahmad Khan Rahimi, who injured 30 people in a Manhattan bombing in 2016, promoted his extremist ideology to other prisoners