"To the jailers of California, the Mexican Mafia is known as the gang of gangs.
Any member of a Latino street gang sent to prison or jail in California likely has to abide by the rules and dictates of the gang while in prison.
Even to the point of making peace with their long-time hated rivals.
“They have the ability to turn gangs that are historically sworn enemies that fight on the streets into allies when they come inside our jail system,” said Commander Joseph Dempsey of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Author and former Los Angeles Times reporter Sam Quinones has chronicled the Mexican Mafia and associated Latino street gangs of California for two decades. Quinones says the gang’s power extended as its 30-year reputation for viciousness in the jail system won the allegiance of Latino street gangs throughout Southern California.
“The Mexican Mafia’s influence and importance to Southern California goes far far beyond the prisons now,” Quinones told The Daily Beast."
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-mexican-mafias-iron-grip-on-californias-jails
Any member of a Latino street gang sent to prison or jail in California likely has to abide by the rules and dictates of the gang while in prison.
Even to the point of making peace with their long-time hated rivals.
“They have the ability to turn gangs that are historically sworn enemies that fight on the streets into allies when they come inside our jail system,” said Commander Joseph Dempsey of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Author and former Los Angeles Times reporter Sam Quinones has chronicled the Mexican Mafia and associated Latino street gangs of California for two decades. Quinones says the gang’s power extended as its 30-year reputation for viciousness in the jail system won the allegiance of Latino street gangs throughout Southern California.
“The Mexican Mafia’s influence and importance to Southern California goes far far beyond the prisons now,” Quinones told The Daily Beast."
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-mexican-mafias-iron-grip-on-californias-jails