Chillingly, the gang members were able to arm themselves with prohibited weapons, brush past guards and attack; they even carried locks to shut their victims inside, apparently to burn them to death. NANA AKUA: Royal tours to Commonwealth nations are now fraught with risk because of this misguided obsession. A July 2020 International Crisis Group report said disrupted communication between leaders inside and outside prisons, known as palabreros, is “contributing to the progressive fragmentation of gang cliques,” with fractures “particularly noticeable in the 18th Street Gang.

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Initial reports suggested the doors to the gang’s cell block had been left open, facilitating the attack. Such growth in membership and geographical coverage can be attributed to 18 th Street’s open ethnic enrollment of members outside the Latino/a community, broadened the appeal for youth to join the gang. Hamas claims IDF strike has hit Jabalia refugee camp for a second day in a row - after Israel's air force. But Ms Castro did not explain how inmates identified as members of the Barrio 18 gang were able to get guns and machetes into the prison, or move freely into an adjoining cell block.

Some experts in the field of gangs have traced MS-13’s origins right back to the 1950s whereas Barrio 18 truly came into being in the 1980s when it broke away from one of California’s oldest Hispanic gangs, Clanton 14. The gang is nevertheless notorious for enforcing strict rules and absolute obedience among its ranks, and failure to show proper respect can bring severe punishment, including execution.

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Italian wife killed by pizza: Diner, 46, started spasming after eating restaurant dish with 'tainted chilli.The carnage in Tuesday’s riot was the worst atrocity at a women’s prison in recent memory; the intensity of the fire left the walls of the cells blackened and beds reduced to twisted heaps of metal. A post can also refer to a physical object, such as a pole or beam, that is used to support something else. Unless this time around a better effort is taken and the gangs are properly dealt with, we are only helping to fuel the fire that is MS-13 and Barrio 18.