Ganges articles
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How prison officials manufactured gangs and gang wars in Virginia’s prisons
by Kevin ‘Rashid’ Johnson No Virginia prison gangs before 2004 With the prevalence of youth lumpen organizations (so called street gangs) in Virginia today, it’s hard to believe that there were actually no gangs (especially no Black ones) in Virginia’s prisons prior to 2004. The culture never took root because Virginia’s own culture of prisoner […]
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Haiti gang chief uses TikTok to expand control over crime-ridden capital by boasting about rape and murder to recruit more soldiers as gang violence chokes island: 'Gonna whack them all'
Johnson Andre, also known as Izo, has been using social media sites including TikTok, YouTube, and X in an attempt to expand his control in Haiti. According to a report by the UN, his videos have helped lure more members to his gang, who work for food, guns, phones and money. His content involved him rapping about killing police officers, showing off new military grade weapons and ridiculing Haitian politicians
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Ecuadorians head to polls to toughen fight against gangs
GONZALO SOLANO QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s fledgling president got a resounding victory Sunday in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind