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In the United States there are six major prison gangs that are recognized nationally for their participation in organized crime and violence. They are as follows from largest to smallest in member size. There is the Neta, Aryan Brotherhood, Black Guerilla Family, Mexican Mafia, La Nuestra Familia, and the Texas Syndicate. By definition a gang is a group of people working together or a group of persons working to unlawful or antisocial ends; especially: a band of antisocial adolescents.
The Association Neta has taken the forefront as the largest most organized and most violent prison gang. Neta was formed in Rio Piedras Prison, Puerto rico in 1979. The original intent of the gang was for the protection of inmate rights the gang quickly evolved into a highly organized criminal organization within the Puerto Rican prison system. Neta is considered the fastest growing and most violent gang within our prison systems. The Neta is primarily male and the ethnicity of there......

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