Crime & Justice

The Mexican Mafia’s Iron Grip on California’s Jails

GANG LAND

Two new federal indictments spell out just how far-reaching the gang’s power extends, from California prison cells to nearly every neighborhood where Latino gangs are active.

Jason McGahan
Jason McGahan
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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast

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.

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Jason McGahan

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