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Search results for "Gang Violence" ...
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Identity Evil
"Identity Evil" is an in-depth look at a violent fake document cartel operating in states across the country. The cartel is the largest and most sophisticated fake id ring federal investigators have ever encountered. They were funneling millions of dollars from U.S. cities south of the border into Mexico. The cartel became synonymous with murder and torture as they sought to protect their turf from rival gangs and enforce discipline within their own organization. Using eyewitness accounts, federal wiretaps, and interviews with victim’s families, investigative reporter A.J. Lagoe and photojournalist Ben Arnold take viewers inside the cartel and document the violence that would prove to be their undoing.
Tags: Fake ID; federal wiretaps; violence; fake document cartel
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The Crown Topples: The Swift Rise and Brutal Fall of Maryland's Latin Kings
An inside look at what happened when a national gang infiltrated two suburban counties. Major findings: in 2007 and 2008, the brother of a brutal gang member started a new Latin Kings "tribe" in Maryland and Washington D.C. The Royal Lion Tribe grew to nearly 200 members and initiated a bloody rivalry with the local branch of MS=13. A group of federal agents took down the gang from the inside after a minor crime brought the new gang into the spotlight.
Tags: Gangs; Gang Violence; Maryland; Royal Lion Tribe; Latin Kings;
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Gangs in Garden City: How Immigration, Segregation and Youth Violence Are Changing
Journalist Sarah Garland investigates how two of the most dangerous Central American gangs have made their way into the suburbs of Long Island. Garland also tells the story of several young people whose lives have been affected by gangs or gang violence. Her five-year investigation involves conversations with police, gang members and school officials. That information reveals a different opinion than that of the Department of Homeland Security, who believes the gangs to be a problem on the level of Al Qaeda.
Tags: street gang; gang violence; youth; Mara Salvatrucha; MS-13; Hempstead; immigrant gangs; Latin American gangs; Salvadorans With Pride; SWP; Long Island
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"Lake County Homicides"
Reporter Marisa Kwiatkowski takes an in-depth look at homicides in the Lake Country region and reveals that many of the cases have gone unsolved. She also examines some of the deadliest streets in Gary, Ind., and in East Chicago and takes a look at what neighborhood residents are doing to try to harness the violence.
Tags: Gary; East Chicago; gang violence
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Unit 32: Mississippi Supermax
Unit 32, the super-maximum security facility at Mississippi State Penitentiary, has been the subject of scrutiny due to claims of harsh conditions for inmates. This review of the current conditions showed that Unit 32 had become "a dumping ground for the violent, the mentally ill, prison gang leaders, and newly arrived prisoners." "The stories continued through a summer of shocking violence as gang tensions within the unit overflowed."
Tags: Unit 32; Mississippi State Penitentiary; conditions of inmates; violence in prisons; metally ill;
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Justice By Geography
Years after the 2000 Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act passed in California, Orange County-area prosecutors "top the list of district attorneys who most use the discretionary waiver to charge teens as young as 14 as adults." The original act was meant to "target hardcore gang members and juvenile offenders who commit heinous, violent crimes." Among the stories is the tale of Rene Garcia, who faces a life sentence for murder, even though he did not pull the trigger.
Tags: juvenile justice; juvenile offenders; juvenile crime; juveniles charged as adults; accessory
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Cleveland Gangs
In this two-part series, the CBS news team "take viewers on a journey through the eyes of a group of teenagers - age 15 to 17 - who are self-proclaimed current or ex-gang members. These stories not only provide viewers with a sense of what it is like to grow up on Cleveland's Eastside, but also provide a look at vital solutions from the government and from community groups."
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Nuestra Familia, Our Family
An investigative documentary film about the prison gang's in California and the effect they have on Latino families. Interviews inside prison and with family members outside explain haunting lifestyle that emerges from gang life. The documentary focuses on a father who turns his life around, while his son's involvement in the Nuestra Family gang becomes deeper.
Tags: gangs; prison; jail; organized crime; violence; latino; hispanic
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Border Violence
The reporters investigated the war unfolding along the U.S.-Mexican border involving drug trafficking organizations and both governments. The authors were interested in going beyond the body counts to why this violence was happening, why it had begun to accelerate and how it had reached cities like Dallas, hundreds of miles north of the border.
Tags: violence; border control; drug cartels; drug war; Mexico - U.S. border; gangs; Nuevo Laredo; law enforcement; Zetas