You are here

Special Needs Offenders Bulletin, No. 2: Prison Gangs

Dennise Orlando-Morningstar
October 1, 1997

Describes security threat groups in U.S. prisons, gang alliances, prison gang organization, identifying markers, and gang activities outside prison. Also discussed are investigation and supervision, the intelligence-gathering role of federal law enforcement agencies, and BOP requirements for citation of gang membership in presentence and dispositional reports.