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Nuestra Familia was organized at Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, California in 1965. [1] In the late 1960s, Mexican-American inmates of the California state prison system began to separate into two rival groups, Nuestra Familia [7] and the 1957-formed Mexican Mafia, according to the locations of their hometowns (the north-south dividing line is Bakersfield, California).
The Northerners then formed the Nuestra Familia (NF) prison gang for protection from the Mexican Mafia, the Southern gang. [1] To distinguish themselves from the agricultural workers from Northern California, Mexican Mafia (La Eme) members began to refer to the gang members who worked for them as Sureños, a Spanish term
Mexikanemi, also known as the Texas Mexican Mafia, is a Mexican-American prison and street gang established in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison system in 1984. [ 4 ] [ 2 ] It functions separately from the original California Mexican Mafia , and members consider themselves primarily tied to the area of Aztlán , formerly Mexican ...
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Norteños, affiliated with Nuestra Familia, were prison enemies of the Southern Latinos, who are composed of members and affiliates of La eMè, better known as the Mexican Mafia. While La eMè had initially been created to protect Mexicans in prison, there was a perceived level of abuse by members of La eMe towards the imprisoned Latinos from ...
18th Street Gang, a.k.a. Mara 18; Barrio Azteca, a.k.a. Los Aztecas; Caborca Cartel; Cártel de Tláhuac Cártel del Noreste [1] Fuerza Anti-Unión Guerreros Unidos; Gulf Cartel [2] Grupo Delta [3] [4] Grupo Elite [5] Grupo Guerrero [6] Grupo X [7] Los Balcanes. Grupo Blanco; Los Cabos [8] Los Ciclones; Los Metros; Hells Angels MC [9] [10 ...
It was originally formed by Northern-California- or rural-based Hispanic prisoners with "Norteños" gangs of Northern California paying tribute to it, opposing domination by La Eme which was started by and associated with Los Angeles gang members. Nuestra Familia was first established California's Soledad Prison in the 1960s.