A system designed to protect state inmates has led to increased violence involving so-called ‘dropout’ gangs of prisoners who have defected from other groups. Authorities say one group, the Riders, ...

Law enforcement officials estimate that tens of thousands of gangs are active across the United States, ranging from ...

The California Supreme Court handed down two decisions last week that could impact decades of sentencing for gang-related offenses and allow thousands of people to petition courts to reexamine their ...

When a Los Angeles drug trafficker wouldn’t pay taxes to the 18th Street gang, the order to kill her allegedly came from a high-ranking female member known as "Moms." Prosecutors accuse Keiko Gonzalez ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The California Supreme Court handed down two decisions last week that could impact decades of sentencing for ...

The leader of a Southern California street gang was sentenced to nine years in prison for ordering the kidnapping of a woman in Riverside. Luis Ramirez, 49, of Jurupa Valley, will serve the nine-year ...

Aaron Harvey was living outside Las Vegas in 2014 when California authorities swept in and arrested him for conspiracy in a series of gang murders that had occurred in his absence. They knew Harvey ...