The 15-year-olds, who thought they were too young for serious legal consequences, found themselves charged with Conspiracy to ...
A federal judge said the punishment should send a message that criminal groups cannot use minors to commit crimes to avoid ...
March 13, 2026 – LOS ANGELES, CA – A member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang who controlled and extorted Latino street gangs in the Pomona area and three of his underlings were sentenced on Thursday ...
Four Pomona gang members connected to the Mexican Mafia were sentenced Thursday to life in federal prison for racketeering ...
Law enforcement agencies estimate that tens of thousands of gangs operate across the United States today. These groups range from ...
Prosecutors charged seven alleged gang members and associates of the gang with racketeering and other charges, accusing them ...
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From prison walls to museum halls

Inside a gymnasium at California State Prison Solano, the walls are alive with color. Large murals of athletes in motion — some finished, others still in progress — stretch across the space, painted ...
A California gang member was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the shooting death of a man in Santa Maria. Alfredo Junior Alaniz, 25, of Santa Maria, was sentenced for the murder of Mario Merino ...
Man sentenced to 35 years for second-degree robbery dies in prison.
Federal law and order operation targets LA's largest street gang as authorities arrest alleged 18th Street members using ...
Matthew Cox - Inside True Crime on MSN

How I survived America's prison | Former gang leader

Mario Sanchez, a former gang member, recounts surviving California’s most dangerous prisons, revealing the brutal realities of gang politics, inmate violence, and life behind bars.
State correctional officials said an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison from Monterey County died Monday in an apparent homicide.