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Prison Gang

Crime Music

Sir Dyno's Deal with the Devil

How a Northern Californian rapper ended up facing life after being hired to produce a CD titled Generations of United Norteños – Till Eternity that may have served as a recruiting tool for the prison gang Nuestra Familia.

Justin Berton East Bay Express Oct 2003 Permalink

Best Article Crime

How a Career Criminal Broke the Convict Code and Saved Himself

The story of a bank robber who risked his life to put a killer on death row.

Alan Prendergast Westword Jan 2019 50min Permalink

Crime

The Ballad of Rocky Rontal

Forgiveness and the lives of two young men caught in Stockton street gangs.

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Daniel Alarcón on the Longform Podcast.

Daniel Alarcón California Sunday Aug 2016 20min Permalink

Best Article Crime World

City of Fear

How PCC, once an inmate soccer team and now Brazil’s most notorious prison gang, coordinated seven days of riots throughout São Paulo using mobile phones.

William Langewiesche Vanity Fair Apr 2007 40min Permalink

Crime

How Gangs Took Over Prisons

Maintaining order behind bars.

Graeme Wood The Atlantic Sep 2014 20min Permalink