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Thompson says criminal justice policies led to creation of prison gangs like Aryan Brotherhood

June 23, 2016

This piece describes the violence and the drug trafficking operations orchestrated by Aryan Brotherhood leaders from state prisons. Heather Ann Thompson says criminal justice policies since the 1970s created the circumstances for prison gangs to form and remain unified.

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