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A prison gang [1] [2] is an inmate organization that operates within a prison system. It has a corporate entity and exists into perpetuity. Its membership is restrictive, mutually exclusive, and often requires a lifetime commitment. [3] Prison officials and others in law enforcement use the euphemism "security threat group" (or "STG").
A large gang alliance, such as the Crips or Bloods, is usually composed of many smaller subgroups known as "sets". [2] Despite being part of the same gang alliance, sets differ from one another in terms of internal structure, membership, and gang symbols. [1]
Public Enemy No. 1: A white street and prison gang based in Southern California. They have replaced the NLR in holding the "keys" for the Aryan Brotherhood on the mainline prison population. Dirty White Boys: A white prison gang made up of inmates from Texas, and have a heavy presence in the federal system.
Prison slang is an argot used primarily by criminals and detainees in correctional institutions. It is a form of anti-language. [1] Many of the terms deal with criminal behavior, incarcerated life, legal cases, street life, and different types of inmates. Prison slang varies depending on institution, region, and country. [2]
Puro Tango Blast, or Tango Blast, is a term used to collectively describe various regionally based street and prison gangs of primarily Hispanic men from major Texas cities. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] History
Penitentiaries, Reformatories, and Chain Gangs: Social Theory and the History of Punishment in Nineteenth-Century America is a non-fiction book written by Mark Colvin. It was published by St. Martin's Press in 1997.
However, this interchangeable use of the terms is inaccurate, [5] as many non-Piru gangs such as the Denver Lanes and Brims were also instrumental in the formation of the Bloods. [ 6 ] Furthermore, the Pirus are an alliance of street gangs within the larger Bloods alliance, [ 2 ] meaning that not all Bloods sets will identify as "Pirus".
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