A system designed to protect state inmates has led to increased violence involving so-called ‘dropout’ gangs of prisoners who have defected from other groups. Authorities say one group, the Riders, ...

Anyone who has followed the devastating violence in California’s prisons knows that gang rivalries trigger a lot of the bloodshed. So it stood to reason that if the authorities could get members to ...

DELANO — Kristopher Thomas has been in prison since 2010, when he was sentenced to 50 years to life for killing a man who identified himself as a member of a rival Los Angeles Crip gang, according to ...

SAN JOSE — At age 22, Salvador Mexicano’s life has centered on gangs, poverty, violence and prison. Mexicano’s father was sentenced to 30 years behind bars when Mexicano was just five. Two years later ...

Guatemalan security forces regain control of prisons, subdue gang leader El Lobo President declares 30-day state of siege Schools canceled nationwide for safety reasons Seven police officers killed in ...