This category focuses on the organized criminal groups that were born in correctional facilities. Prison gangs are also referred to as Security Threat Groups. Aryan Brotherhood (6) Black Guerrilla Family (1) Mexican Mafia (5) 1. NPR : Gangs Reach Out of Prison to Commit Crimes - Report on organized criminal groups within California's prison system and the ability of those groups to project power outside of prison walls. 2. Arizona Security Threat Groups - Arizona Department of Corrections' information on prison gangs in that state. Site includes samples of gang tattoos, artwork and literature. 3. Correctional Officers Guide to Prison Slang - Glossary created by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 4. Gangs Or Us: Prison Gangs - Gang expert Robert Walker provides background information on major and minor criminal organizations and links to other sources. 5. Inside Pelican Bay - Activities of prison gangsters within an infamous California penal institution. Explores methods used by incarcerated gang leaders to influence events beyond the prison walls. 6. My Life in Prison Gangs - Autobiographical essay by a prison gangster who found religion. 7. NodeWorks Encyclopedia: Prison Gang - Article defines Security Threat Groups and describes the larger United States gangs. 8. Pelican Bay State Prison Photo Essay - Collection of photos relating to prison gangs at California's super-maximum security institution. 9. Prison Gangs - Gang and Security Threat Group Awareness - Florida Department of Corrections information on major gangs: Neta, Aryan Brotherhood, Black Guerilla Family, Mexican Mafia, La Nuestra Familia, Texas Syndicate. Site includes descriptions of gang origins, identifiers, characteristics and rivals. 10. Public Safety: Security Threat Group Information - Massachusetts Department of Corrections' primer on prison gangs. Site includes writeups on gangs noted within state institutions, with additional information and images for the top three groups: Latin Kings, La Familia and Neta. 11. Texas Prison Gangs - A study of the eleven Security Threat Groups identified by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 12. The Problem of Gangs in American Prisons Today - Detailed findings from the 2004 Prison Gang Survey.

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