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Kumi African Nation Organization, generally referred to as 415 or Kumi 415 is a predominantly African-American prison gang that was originally formed in Folsom State Prison in the mid-1980s, and the founding members were mainly from the San Francisco Bay Area.
He was sentenced to six years in prison, and subsequently served five years. [4] In his last three years of his sentence, he was able to gain access to art supplies and was able to produce numerous pieces and mentor others. Krimes explained that “artwork facilitated conversation" and humanized him to some of the guards.” [8] [9]
Prison gangs are geographically and racially divided, and about 70% of prison gang members are in California and Texas. [4] Skarbek suggests prison gangs function similar to a community responsibility system. Interactions between strangers are facilitated because you do not have to know an individual's reputation, only a gang's reputation.
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Jodi Arias is serving life in prison for brutally slaying her boyfriend but is still able to sell her artwork from behind bars for thousands of dollars. Arias, 44, was sentenced to life without ...
Prison art is unique in several ways. Due to the low social status of prisoners, art made by prisoners has not historically been well-respected. [2] [3] The art, much like the prisoners themselves, is often subject to controls. [4] [5] Art made by prisoners is sometimes valued, [6] or conversely sometimes sought to be actively destroyed. [7]
A prison gang [1] [2] is an inmate organization that operates within a prison system. It has a corporate entity and exists into perpetuity. It has a corporate entity and exists into perpetuity. Its membership is restrictive, mutually exclusive, and often requires a lifetime commitment. [ 3 ]
The organization of its whites-only membership varies from prison to prison but it is generally hierarchical, headed by a twelve-man council which is topped by a three-man commission. The Aryan Brotherhood uses various terms, symbols, and images in order to identify itself, including shamrocks, swastikas, and other symbols.