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| Gangs run rampant in N.J. prisons |
| By thedailyjournal.com |
| Published: 05/20/2009 |
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Gangs run rampant in N.J. prisons By ANGELA DELLI SANTI • Associated Press Writer • May 20, 2009 TRENTON -- The notorious Bloods street gang runs rampant inside New Jersey prisons, with members smuggling in drugs and cell phones, demanding money to protect other prisoners and recruiting new members, a new report shows. The report from New Jersey's State Commission of Investigation, released Tuesday, shows the Bloods and other street gangs have a firm grip on the state's prisons, running their crime operations from inside with ease, despite stepped-up efforts to stop them. "Our prison system has become a major part of the recruiting and running of violent street gangs in the streets of towns and cities all over New Jersey," said SCI chairman W. Cary Edwards. "Our population is significantly at risk because of what's going on in those prisons." Gang membership now tops one million nationwide, according to the Justice Department. And SCI spokesman Lee Seglem said that since the Bloods street gang was identified in California prisons 30 years ago, gang violence behind bars has spread like a wave across the country. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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