Despite constant pressure from the prison staff, gangs continue to thrive in many American prisons today. Also, read “The Next NVIDIA.” Prison gangs might operate behind bars in America, […] ...

A leader of Denver’s “Few But Plenty” street gang, which has been linked to dozens of drive-by shootings, was sentenced ...

The 18th Street Gang and Florencia 13 engage in drug trafficking, robbery and other violent crimes, according to the Justice ...

It is one of the largest and most powerful gangs in the entire region (Between the U.S., Mexico, and Central America). The rivalry between the 18th Street Gang and MS-13 “have turned the Central ...

The violent Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua has invaded the United States, committing a nationwide crime spree that has drawn national headlines and Donald Trump's attention.

Street gangs from Central America are expanding their organized crime activities in southern Mexico. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation. Open Search.

Gang members at a prison in El Salvador. Over the last two decades, prisons have become recruitment centers for Latin America’s cartels and gangs, experts say, strengthening their grip on society.

The street gang was founded in the 1980s by Salvadoran immigrants, but its presence rapidly grew in Central America, El Salvador, Mexico and even the U.S. following members' deportations.

The 18th Street Gang was founded in Los Angeles in the 1960s, initially as a small gang composed mostly of Mexican-American youths. Its name comes from 18th Street in the Rampart District of Los ...

Street gangs from Central America are expanding their organized crime activities in southern Mexico. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation. Open Search.

TAPACHULA, Mexico — With threatening phone calls, burned minibuses and at least three drivers shot to death, street gangs more closely associated with Central America are imposing their brand of ...