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 ...

VISALIA, Calif. - Two gang members were arrested early Friday, one after a gunbattle, in the January massacre of six people including a baby at a central California home associated with a rival gang, ...

California's prison system faces escalating violence due to 'dropout' gangs, groups formed by inmates who have defected from traditional gangs. These gangs have emerged in protective custody areas, ...

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