A Chicagoan’s journey through incarceration, deportation and the fight for ‘A New Path’
Erick vividly remembers stepping off a plane at the Texas-Mexico border, shackled, when he was deported in 2013. The group he was with was marched single-file across the border to Matamoros, Mexico, ...
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Suspected gang member pleads no contest in 2019 killing of USC music student
A gang member pleaded no contest to first-degree murder charges in the killing of a USC student and jazz drummer during an ...
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Escaped prison inmate arrested in Saskatchewan after three weeks
RCMP say an inmate has been arrested three weeks after he escaped from a federal prison in Saskatchewan. Mounties say they were searching for Glen Halkett in the Rosthern, Sask., area and spotted ...
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Return of the gangbusters: Prison Service 'beefing up' officers dedicated to breaking up gangs in jails after rise in drug and drone incidents behind bars
The Prison Service is set to expand its team of officers responsible for breaking up inmate gangs and tackle the rising levels of violence and drugs reported in British jails. Prisons Minister ...
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Dozens Charged in SD for Alleged Crimes Connected to Mexican Mafia Prison Gang
The Mexican Mafia is the largest and most established prison gang in the United States, according to the D.A.’s Office. The Mexican Mafia was initially formed in the California state penal ...
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Organized crime takedown leads to 39 arrests
Operation Los Impuestos has taken down alleged street gang members operating in San Diego County under the direction of the largest prison gang, known as the Mexican Mafia. “This case is one of ...
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US sting snares armed felon smugglers tied to foreign prison gang, cartel: police
Authorities said Ramirez admitted to being a member of the Paisa prison gang and serving as a key coordinator in a human smuggling operation led by La Empresa that operates between Mexico's Ciudad ...
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Dozens of gang members busted for acting on orders of Mexican Mafia: DA
Criminal charges were announced Tuesday against dozens of defendants who allegedly committed a host of violent crimes throughout San Diego County at the behest of the Mexican Mafia. Prosecutors ...
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Alleged Mexican Mafia gang member from San Mateo among 5 indicted on racketeering, drug charges
An incarcerated San Mateo man was one of five alleged gang members federally indicted ... an incarcerated La eMe associate inside California State Prison in Vacaville. Fong allegedly acted as ...
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In California, Human Beings Come Last
Journal Editorial Report: Congress may demand changes in California. Photo: Allison Dinner/Shutterstock As Los Angeles burned, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration plotted an elaborate rescue ...
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Electronic forcefields bid to block organised crime gangs' 'drug drones' swarming over UK prisons
Electronic forcefields could be used to block drones carrying drugs into prisons across the UK. The technology, which is being used in a prison in Guernsey, is being evaluated by Home Office experts.