Racial Purity= Segregation in the Prison Walls

http://articles.sfgate.com/2005-02-24/news/17359037_1_prison-gangs-gang-members-street-gangs

"The temporary segregation of prison inmates that the U.S. Supreme Court strongly criticized in a ruling Wednesday had its genesis in the runaway growth of prison gangs during the 1960s and 1970s, experts say.

The gangs, organized along racial lines, have historically been a major source of inmate friction and disorder within the California prison system.

"Taking advantage of tensions already existing between inmates, prison gangs recruit members along racial and ethnic lines," according to a 2003 state Justice Department report on organized crime activity in California. "As the gangs began to grow and acquire more leverage, rivalries began to emerge that led to increased violence in the institutions."

"Two white gangs -- the Aryan Brotherhood, which prison officials say was founded in San Quentin in 1967, and the Nazi Low Riders, an Aryan Brotherhood spin-off that first emerged in the juvenile prisons of the California Youth Authority in the 1970s -- have contributed their own volatility to the ethnic mix inside state prisons.

Like the African American and Latino groups, both white gangs are linked to street crime and have drawn the attention of federal prosecutors."

So when reading this, I kind of get an idea that the only the strong survive. With that being said, by having racial purity, the only way to earn this is to kill off every other racial groups. With the 2 main dominating white groups, the AB and the NLR who is the most dominant white gangs in all 50 states. By being segregated helps them build alliances with those who didnt have the same beliefs of AB and NLR.

Aryan Brotherhood

Also known as the AB, Aryan Brotherhood is a white supremacist group that was formed in 1967, at San Quentin prison in California. They currently have approximately 15,000 members, in and out of prison. Initially formed for the protection of whites against blacks in prison, the gang gradually moved to becoming a criminal enterprise. The AB are concerned with white-supremacy, and are a ruthless gang who regularly murder those who oppose the system, growing so out of control at times, that even their own ranking members could not consider themselves safe. In prison, they strive to control the sale of drugs, gambling, and “punks,” or male prostitutes. The Aryan Brotherhood has carried out contract killings for the Mexican Mafia, but racist beliefs prevent members from consorting with African Americans, including even taking a cigarette or a candy bar from them. The only way to be a member is to abide by their philosophy of “Blood In – Blood Out.” -Kill somebody to become a member and die to part from it. AB members make up approximately 1% of the prison population nationwide, but are responsible for up to 18% of murders in the federal prison system.

the the racial purity of sense here is that the gang says it was formed to protect white men. To be honest it clearly shows from the information here that it was built to show superiority within the prison walls and to have the ideal of that Whites run the out side world and within the prison.From learning more and more about White nationalism, I have learned that The Aryan Brotherhood was also formed to prevent those who opposed the white nationalist system. With this being said, with being part of this movement, it has to do with Racial Purity in all sorts of ways because one it has to do with trying to prevent racial mixing and to prevent  With The Aryan Brotherhood, they were responsible for 18% of the murders in the federal prison system and the reason for this I believe is to prevent racial mixing and to prevent those other than whites to having intercourse and race mixtures.

Stormfront- Ethnic Crime Report

http://www.stormfront.org/forum/t631153/


So looking on stormfront I couldnt really find anything about The gangs in Prison but I found something kind of interesting to me about what the WN people think of ethnic crime reports. When I was reading upon why WN believe why there are so many African Americans in prison is because of this;

Picture of a Lady on Stormfront who made was classified as part of the Ethnic Crime Report.

A California mother allegedly branded her young child by carving her first initial into the toddler’s buttocks

Sergaye Lafayette, 23 , was arrest Aug 10 on a number of outstanding warrants after being pulled over with her children in the car, KCRA News reported. She does not have custody of the youngsters.

The mark on her 15-month old daughter’s bottom was discovered after her children were taken to a center for abused children. The kids were taken to a routine check-up where doctors discovered diaper rashes all over the baby as well as a letter “S” carved into her bottom. Doctors estimated the wound was a week old.

According to this, whites believe that its in the blood of African Americans to be violent, and to even have a negative bevavior. With this being said, according to Daniels, WN has the power to make the views of these become true, which results into the over "policing of African Americans". With having stormfront, Daniels explains that it is the power of the internet that makes it capable for WN to get their ideologies and views out there in our world and society.

 The only way that I can find this relating to my topic of White gangs in the prisons is that it kind of says something big. It says that the only reason why whites are in prison is either because they was framed of doing something, or because it was the lone wolf in them that had something to do with their behavior. It has nothing to do with their instincts on where they are from. Read up on somethings that this trend talked about and all it did was tried to exploit all ethnic groups on the crimes that they did.

Credentials to be in the Aryan Brotherhood

<http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/gangs/prison.html>

Gender Makeup: Male

Racial Makeup: White

Origin: Originated in 1967 in the San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections.

Characteristics:

• Unaffiliated splinter groups sometimes use the name of their state along with the name "Aryan Brotherhood" (e.g., Aryan Brotherhood of Texas).
• Members display many white supremacist, neo-nazi characteristics and ideology, but often state their goals as simply "getting high and getting over," or making their stay in the prison as comfortable as possible.
• Members are ordinarily apolitical. Most are in custody for crimes such as robbery.

Identifiers/Symbols:

• Shamrock clover leaf
• Initials "AB"
• Swastikas
• Double lighting bolts
• The numbers "666"
• Known to use Gaelic (old Irish) symbols as a method of coding communications
• Aryan Brotherhood groups from other states often accompany the symbols mentioned above with the name of the state

Enemies/Rivals:

The AB maintains a working relationship with the Mexican Mafia (EME) and therefore opposes the EME's long-time enemy, the La Nuestra Familia (NF).

The Aryan Brotherhood has traditionally nurtured a deep hatred toward black individuals and members of black groups/gangs, such as the:

• Black Guerrilla Family (BGF)
• Crips
• Bloods
• El Rukns

Allies:

• Maintains a working relationship with the Mexican Mafia (EME).
• Is known to give moral support to black groups in an effort to encourage possible prison disturbances.
• Utilizes black associates to buy and sell drugs to elements of the black prison population.
• Compatibles with most motorcycle gangs; many members were former "Bikers."
• Compatible with most white supremacy groups. This often leads to confusion in distinguishing AB members from other white supremacist groups, particularly when making identification by their tattoos or symbols.
• "Copy cat" Aryan Brotherhood groups are generally tolerated by true members. However, federal and California ABs do not consider them to be legitimate and may threaten violence if AB tattoos are not burned or cut off.
• Actively cooperates with the Dirty White Boys, an Anglo spin-off gang of the Texas Syndicate. Similar cooperation has been observed with the Silent Brotherhood.

Recruitment/Initiation:

• Membership in the AB has traditionally come from white male inmates.
• Lifelong allegiance is a requirement.
• A "Blood in, blood out" oath must be taken.
• Often a "hit" or significant act of violence is required before full membership is earned.
• Candidacy for membership may last a year or more.

Propensity for Disruptive Behavior:

• Aryan Brotherhood is not readily recognizable; however, receipt of inmates on interstate compact and the current membership in groups with white supremacy ideology lend to the threat of an organizing AB within our facilities.
• Main activities of the AB are centered on drug trafficking, extortion, pressure rackets, and internal discipline.
• Prison activities include introduction of contraband, distribution of drugs, and getting past facility rules and regulations.
• Traditionally, targets have been non-gang inmates and internal discipline.
• From 1975 to 1985, members committed 40 homicides in California prisons and local jails, as well as 13 homicides in the community.
• From 1978 to 1992, AB members, suspects, and associates in the federal system were involved in 26 homicides, 3 of which involved staff victims.

Once released from custody, AB members are actively expected to continue to assist or "score" for the members remaining in prison.

( When reading the book the Recovering Skinhead- The narrator gives some insights on how he perceives his life. From being involved with drug addict parents and later who meet some neo nazi who helped him and who altered his beliefs to the white nationalist views. Frank's life story was something that had changed him from his beliefs which he has had alot more evidence to believe in white nationalism. While he was incarcerated, his views and ideas where altered again and changed to make a difference. Once he realized that people had different beliefs and understood somethings he has been involved in, he has reacted in a way that is for the better of human mind kind for say. After reading the book, it amazes me to believe what is true or what is not true. For example, in the prisons and gang I have researched they are segregated not integrated what so ever. With some of the things that I have researched above, it shows that movies sometimes are fictions and the reality to real life prison is that people feel that the only way to survive is too stick with its own kind. In the prison case, it would be the color of their skin.

A New perception of AMERICAN HISTORY X

After watching American History X again, I have come to a new perception of why Derek Wanted to leave and change his ways. After talking a little in class after the movie, I seen that Derek felt betrayed by his own people. The seen when he got raped in prison is significant for him but also the way I think about White gangs in Prison. I have researched that the Aryan Brotherhood only sticks with its kind and tries to overrun the prison. The movie though gives me the perception that traders to the Brotherhood has consequences but in the movie, it shows the perception that the Brotherhood that Derek represents isnt what he assumed they would be in the Prison. Derek got mad and disrespected the whites that was already in the prison because he felt that the Whites was doing some dirty shit with all the other ethnic groups Although American History X is only a movie, it gives off an idea to me that The Prison sometimes changes the ideas that people have of ethnic groups and that you have to cope with others to survive in there. On the contrast, I have only researched that jails segregate each other to prevent racial wars. All in all, the movie some times gives off a false interpretation of what really happens in the Prison walls.