Former Supervisor of D.C. Metro PD Intelligence Indicted for Tipping off Leader of Proud Boys About Impending Arrest by The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of the Columbia announced on May 19, 2023, that a former Metropolitan PD officer was indicted for allegedly tipping off a leader of the …

L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Who Sued Over Presence of ‘The Executioners’ Deputy Gang Is Member of Another Deputy Gang Called ‘The Gladiators’ by The Los Angeles Times reported that a police officer with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department revealed a suspicious tattoo in court during a civil trial. The …

Dozens of LA Sheriff’s Deputies Suspected of Gang Membership Ordered to Show Gang Tattoos and Snitch on Fellow Cops by Miles Dyson by Miles Dyson Dozens of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s (“LASD”) deputies have been ordered to show their suspected gang tattoos and reveal the names of other deputies who …

Texas Civil Rights Project: Torture by Another Name - Solitary Confinement in Texas, 2019 Torture By Another Name Solitary Confinement in Texas OCTOBER 2019 Author: MEAGAN HARDING Senior Staff Attorney, Texas Civil Rights Project Contributor: PETER STEFFENSEN Staff Attorney, Texas Civil Rights Project Acknowledgements We would like to thank all …

Ninth Circuit Rules Robbery Committed Alone by Gang Member Not Enough for California Gang Enhancement, Despite Testimony of Gang Expert by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A law enforcement expert on gangs testifying that a robbery committed by a lone gang member without any evidence tying the robbery to the …

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NYPD Gang Database Lacks Transparency, Limits Due Process by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The New York Police Department (“NYPD”) expanded its gang database to include more than 42,000 New Yorkers during a time when gang-related activity is at an all-time low in the city. Placement is secretive with little-known …

New York City Gang Database Increases 70 Percent Since 2014 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Concerns are being raised about a 70 percent increase in the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) gang database revealed in a recent public records request by CUNY School of Law professor Babe Howell. …

California Court of Appeal Rejects Gang Enhancement Based on Expert Witness’ Case-Specific Hearsay Evidence by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two reversed a trial court’s imposition of a gang enhancement on a defendant when the evidence of gang activity consisted …

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Gang Classification Policy, 2017 U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT ICE Policy System OFFICE OF PRIMARY I NTER EST: OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS DISTRIBUTION: DIRECTIVE NO.: ISSUE DATE: EFFECTIVE DATE: REVIEW DATE: SUPERSEDES: OI, DRO, FPS, INTELLIGENCE 7-2.0 August 4, 2006 August 4, 2006 August 4, 2009 …

Mislabeled: Allegations of Gang Membership and Their Immigration Consequences, University of California Irvine School of Law, 2016 Immigrant Rights Clinic Mislabeled Allegations of Gang Membership and Their Immigration Consequences Mislabeled Allegations of Gang Membership and Their Immigration Consequences Authors: Sean Garcia-Leys, Meigan Thompson, Christyn Richardson Editors: Sameer Ashar and Annie …

Comment to CDCR on proposed censorship policy revisions June 2014 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS June 16, 2014 Timothy M. Lockwood, Chief Regulation and Policy Management Branch P.O. Box 942883 Sacramento CA 94283-0001 Re: Comment on California Code of Regulations and the Proposed Changes to Regulations …