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10 percent of Colorado prisoners are active gang members, according to DOC data
By .thedenverchannel.com - Theresa Marchetta
Published: 04/19/2013

DENVER - About ten percent of inmates in Colorado prisons are active members of a gang, according to data provided to The CALL7 Investigators by the Department of Corrections.

That percentage translates to 2,075 prisoners, according to DOC spokeswoman Sue Cobb. She said another 4,000 prisoners are identified as "wannabes," or inmates not affiliated with a gang the DOC recognizes.

Cobb also clarified that 25 of the identified Security Threat Groups, which is how the DOC refers to gangs, are considered "high impact."

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