Gang activity has gradually increased over the years. In the 1970's there were an estimated total of 73 gang counties whereas today there are 201 counties in America (Russ, 2010)
These captains fall directly under Majors who control a number of districts in a given region. It is at these free world branches of the prison gangs that the finances and the financial records are recorded, updated and safely kept hence the free world branches increasing in their importance and hence the increase in street recruitments (Anti-Defamation League, 2009)
It is at these free world branches of the prison gangs that the finances and the financial records are recorded, updated and safely kept hence the free world branches increasing in their importance and hence the increase in street recruitments (Anti-Defamation League, 2009). Major figures Some of the prominent names in the white prison gangs are Barry mills aka the baron, Tyler Davis Bingham aka hulk, Hedger Hevle aka the snail all of Aryan Brotherhood (Charles Montaldo, 2012)
Law enforcement response Being outlawed gangs and criminal gangs in nature, the white prison gangs have been met with various reactions from the law enforcement agencies with and aim of liquidating the groups and rendering their activities ineffective in and outside prisons. There have been several operations conducted to this effect, some which ran as long as 18 months like the "Operation Broken Horn" that was aimed at curtailing the activities of Texas Syndicate (Guillermo Conteras, 2011)
They also deal drugs within the prisons. These gangs are also engaged in hired murder contracts and homicide, they are as well responsible for jail escapes and violence within jails, some are engaged in rebellion against the government, some are geared towards spreading hate against other races and championing the white race, some run prostitution rings, some are responsible for robberies and yet others are known for hawking gang protection to rich people at a pay (Judith Greene & Kevin Pranis, 2007)
Of keener interest are the white prisons gangs which have been seen to have doubled over the last 10 years and the numbers are still climbing should nothing be done to tame the expansion. Though the white supremacist gangs are smaller in comparison to the other gangs, the number is fast growing and the danger with this is that there is a likelihood of more violence erupting with the white supremacists gangs trying to install themselves among the gang ranks (Russell Contreras, 2012 )