But blacks say they will relinquish nothing without a fight. “This ain’t about gangs. It’s about blacks versus Mexicans,” said Clyde Hayes, the author of the letter from black inmates. “There’s gonna be another riot. There’s gonna be a riot from now on.”...
Police Chief Daryl Gates threw thousands of Angelenos of color suspected of being in gangsin jail for weeks during these “Olympic Gang Sweeps,” denying them due process. This, in turn, led to the creation of fascist, lawless cop “special divisions” likeOperation HammerandC.R.A.S.H.(...
California Former L.A. County deputy sentenced to 30 days in jail for fatal 2019 shooting Jan. 12, 2024 Defense attorney Michael Cronkright argued that Chrestman never used his ax handle “to do anything remotely violent” on Jan. 6. “To date, the w...
1988. Several amendments to the STEP act were later enacted through Proposition 21, effective March 8, 2000. The Legislature has stated the intent behind the STEP Act is to eradicate criminal activity by street gangs “whose members threaten, terrorize, and commit a multitude of crimes against ...
Origins of LASD Gangs The LA County Sheriff’s Department has prowled the streets of the Southland since the mid-1800s. The Department’s owninternal historypaints the period as one “so chaotic that lawlessness was the rule, rather than the exception.” While the department lacked a training...
The County’s jails are an ideal breeding ground for gangs. Most deputies are assigned to work in the system straight out of the academy. Sources close to jail operations say that many are eager to prove themselves. TheCitizen’s Commission for Jail Violencefound in a report on deputy gangs...
A good crack ring “has to be cohesive, organized, strongly led and loyal--none of which fit with our understanding of the nature of street gangs,” Klein added. “If a drug dealer has people in his organization who are throwing gang signs and doing drive-by shootings, that’s going to...
Instead of wrestling with that reality, “The Gangs of Zion” embraces the idea of “good” cops enforcing the law with questionable methods. Stallworth is embodying that same reckless hypermasculinity seen in constitutional sheriffs profiled by Pishko; both cite troubling claims to justify using ...
“above” the law. Cerise Castle’s series onLASD Gangsshows prime examples of the ways theLos Angeles County Sheriff’s Departmentweaponized qualified immunity and the trust afforded to their badges to skirt legal guidelines while terrorizing the same communities they swore to protect. Even when ...
“has been helpful in informing on members of the Aryan Brotherhood.” Both groups are prison gangs. White, 30, was contacted at the Hall of Justice jail on Friday where he is being held in protective custody under another name in an area of the jail occupied by about 100 people who ...