This category focuses on the organized criminal groups that were born in correctional facilities. Prison gangs are also referred to as Security Threat Groups.
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- NPR : Gangs Reach Out of Prison to Commit Crimes Report on organized criminal groups within California's prison system and the ability of those groups to project power outside of prison walls.
- Prison Gangs - Gang and Security Threat Group Awareness Florida Department of Corrections information on major gangs: Neta, Aryan Brotherhood, Black Guerilla Family, Mexican Mafia, La Nuestra Familia, Texas Syndicate. Descriptions of gang origins, identifiers, characteristics and rivals.
- Texas Prison Gangs A study of the eleven Security Threat Groups identified by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
- Inside Pelican Bay Activities of prison gangsters within an infamous California penal institution. Explores methods used by incarcerated gang leaders to influence events beyond the prison walls.
- The Problem of Gangs in American Prisons Today Detailed findings from the 2004 Prison Gang Survey.
- Wikipedia: Prison Gang Article defines Security Threat Groups and describes the larger United States gangs.