Mario Sanchez, a former gang member, recounts surviving California’s most dangerous prisons, revealing the brutal realities of gang politics, inmate violence, and life behind bars.

SAN JOSE — At age 22, Salvador Mexicano’s life has centered on gangs, poverty, violence and prison. Mexicano’s father was sentenced to 30 years behind bars when Mexicano was just five. Two years later ...

(CNN) — The Trump administration is escalating efforts to crack down on gangs that move illicit drugs into the United States, with deadly military strikes at sea and measures to toughen up borders ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former state Correction Officer Mathew Galliher, second from right, talks to his attorney Kevin A. Luibrand during his arraignment ...

Anyone who has followed the devastating violence in California’s prisons knows that gang rivalries trigger a lot of the bloodshed. So it stood to reason that if the authorities could get members to ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A system designed to protect state inmates has led to increased violence involving so-called ‘dropout’ gangs of ...