Download or read book Blood in the Fields written by Julia Reynolds and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The city of Salinas, California, is the birthplace of John Steinbeck and the setting for his epic masterpiece, East of Eden, but it is also the home of Nuestra Familia, one of the most violent gangs in America. Born in the prisons of California in the late 1960s, Nuestra Familia expanded to control drug trafficking and extortion operations throughout the northern half of the state, and left a trail of bodies in its wake. Prize-winning journalist and Nieman Fellow Julia Reynolds tells the gang's story from the inside out, following young men and women as they search for a new kind of family, quests that usually lead to murder and betrayal. Blood in the Fields also documents the history of Operation Black Widow, the FBI's questionable decade-long effort to dismantle the Nuestra Familia, along with its compromised informants and the turf wars it created with local law enforcement agencies. Written as narrative nonfiction, journalist Reynolds used her unprecedented access to gang members, both in and out of prison, as well as undercover wire taps, depositions, and court documents to weave a gripping, comprehensive history of this brutal criminal organization and the lives it destroyed. Julia Reynolds coproduced and wrote the PBS documentary Nuestra Familia, Our Family, and reported on the northern California gang for more than a decade. She currently works as a staff writer at the Monterey County Herald, and has reported for National Public Radio, the Discovery Channel, The Nation, Mother Jones, the San Francisco Chronicle, and more.
Download or read book The History of Nuestra Familia written by Gabe Morales and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of Nuestra Familia tracks the evolution of the NF from its beginnings in California Prisons, to taking over the streets, and spreading to Federal Prisons. It is filled with over 200 pictures, as well as historical documents, many of them never seen before. The Author interviewed multiple NF members and associates as well as had the book reviewed by multiple investigators who directly worked the NF including some recent prison investigators. It also shows ways we might prevent prison violence and recruitment into these gangs. The book has a 12 pt. font which is readable by most people who don't need glasses, but is available in larger font for those who wish it.
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of the Nuestra Familia written by Nina Fuentes and published by Know Gangs Publishing. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bang For Freedom A Brief History of Mexican Mafia Nuestra Familia and Latino Activism in the U S written by Cesar Cruz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-03-19 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This powerful book details the history of Norteno & Sureno gangs and how their split came about. It serves as an empowering historical tool for young people caught up in gangs. Includes sections on the Brown Berets, Young Lords and many freedom fighters. It is an introductory history book on Latino activism.
Download or read book Nuestra Familia written by David Barragan and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Story of David Barragan's life before he met Christ. David practically grew up doing drugs ... For him, it was the fast life ... All he thought about was doing enough robberies to get his narcotics. Finally, he was arrested, put to trial, and convicted of five counts of armed robbery."--Book description
Download or read book Nuestra Familia a Broken Paradigm written by John Mendoza and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-12-28 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about one of California's most violent Hispanic prison gangs that thrives both within the prison system and on the streets of Northern California. This expose exhibits how a self dilusional, naked greed and cannibalistic organization lost sight of it's purest fundamentals and entrenched itself in a heightened state of paranoia.
Download or read book The Mexican Mafia written by Tony Rafael and published by Encounter Books. This book was released on 2007-07-09 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been called the most dangerous gang in American history. In Los Angeles alone it is responsible for over 100 homicides per year. Although it has fewer than 300 members, it controls a 40,000-strong street army that is eager to advance its agenda. It waves the flag of the Black Hand and its business is murder. Although known on the streets for over fifty years, the Mexican Mafia has flown under the radar of public awareness and has flourished beneath a deep cover of secrecy. Members are forbidden even to acknowledge its existence. For the first time in its history, the Mexican Mafia is now getting the attention it has been striving to avoid. In this briskly written and thoroughly researched book, Tony Rafael looks at the birth and the blood-soaked growth of this criminal enterprise through the eyes of the victims, the dropouts, the cops and DAs on the front lines of the war against the Mexican Mafia. The first book ever published on the subject, Southern Soldiers is a pioneering work that unveils the operations of this California prison gang and describes how it grew from a small clique of inmates into a transnational criminal organization. As the first prison gang ever to project its power beyond prison walls, the Mexican Mafia controls virtually every Hispanic neighborhood in Southern California and is rapidly expanding its influence into the entire Southwest, across the East Coast, and even into Canada. Riding a wave of unchecked immigration and seemingly beyond the reach of law enforcement, the Mexican Mafia is poised to become the Cosa Nostra of twenty-first-century America.
Download or read book Prison Gangs in America written by Gabriel C. Morales and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-10-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Prison Gangs in America" is the most comprehensive book ever written on major gangs in United States prisons. It includes hundreds of rare photos and descriptions of violent events, many times first hand accounts, by the Author who spent over 30 years working behind the walls and researching the subject.
Download or read book The Black Hand written by Chris Blatchford and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BLACK HAND is the true story of Rene Enriquez, aka "Boxer," and his rise in a secret criminal organization, a new Mafia, that already has a grip on all organized crime in California and soon all of the United States. This Mafia is using a base army of an estimated 60,000 heavily armed, loyal Latino gang members, called Surenos, driven by fear and illicit profits. They are the most dangerous gang in American history and they wave the flag of the Black Hand. Mafioso Enriquez gives an insider′s view of how he devoted his life to the cause--the Mexican Mafia, La Familia Mexicana, also known as La Eme--only to find betrayal and disillusionment at the end of a bloody trail of violence that he followed for two decades. And now, award-winning investigative journalist Chris Blatchford, with the unprecedented cooperation of Rene Enriquez, reveals the inner workings, secret meetings, and elaborate murder plots that make up the daily routine of the Mafia brothers. It is an intense, never-before-told story of a man who devoted his life to a bloody cause only to find betrayal and disillusionment. Based on years of research and investigation, Chris Blatchford has delivered a historic narrative of a nefarious organization that will go down as a classic in mob literature.
Download or read book The Social Order of the Underworld written by David Skarbek and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When most people think of prison gangs, they think of chaotic bands of violent, racist thugs. Few people think of gangs as sophisticated organizations (often with elaborate written constitutions) that regulate the prison black market, adjudicate conflicts, and strategically balance the competing demands of inmates, gang members, and correctional officers. Yet as David Skarbek argues, gangs form to create order among outlaws, producing alternative governance institutions to facilitate illegal activity. He uses economics to explore the secret world of the convict culture, inmate hierarchy, and prison gang politics, and to explain why prison gangs form, how formal institutions affect them, and why they have a powerful influence over crime even beyond prison walls. The ramifications of his findings extend far beyond the seemingly irrational and often tragic society of captives. They also illuminate how social and political order can emerge in conditions where the traditional institutions of governance do not exist.
Download or read book The Heart of Mi Familia written by Carrie Lara and published by American Psychological Association. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Heart of Mi Familia follows a young girl who is of a multicultural descent as she visits her abeula and her grandma. NCSS-CBC 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book Follow a young girl as she works with her abuela and her grandma to create a wonderful birthday present for her brother that celebrates her multicultural family and honors both sides and generations of her family.
Download or read book The Thief On The Cross written by ,Sundown and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Thief On The Cross by Sundown __________________________________
Download or read book The Last General Standing written by J. Figuero and published by Lwl Enterprises, Incorporated. This book was released on 2018-03-30 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the Nuestra Familia written by one of the Lieutenants who lived it and continues to be bound by his loyalty.
Download or read book Prison Truth written by William J. Drummond and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Quentin State Prison, California’s oldest prison and the nation’s largest, is notorious for once holding America’s most dangerous prisoners. But in 2008, the Bastille-by-the-Bay became a beacon for rehabilitation through the prisoner-run newspaper the San Quentin News. Prison Truth tells the story of how prisoners, many serving life terms, transformed the prison climate from what Johnny Cash called a living hell to an environment that fostered positive change in inmates’ lives. Award-winning journalist William J. Drummond takes us behind bars, introducing us to Arnulfo García, the visionary prisoner who led the revival of the newspaper. Drummond describes how the San Quentin News, after a twenty-year shutdown, was recalled to life under an enlightened warden and the small group of local retired newspaper veterans serving as advisers, which Drummond joined in 2012. Sharing how officials cautiously and often unwittingly allowed the newspaper to tell the stories of the incarcerated, Prison Truth illustrates the power of prison media to humanize the experiences of people inside penitentiary walls and to forge alliances with social justice networks seeking reform.
Download or read book The History of the Mexican Mafia la EMe written by Gabe Morales and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-05 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised 2021 - The History of the Mexican Mafia, updated and improved, tracks the evolution of La EME from its beginnings in California Prisons, to taking over the streets, and spreading to Federal Prisons. It is filled with hundreds of pictures as well as historical documents. It also shows ways we might prevent prison violence and recruitment into these gangs.The book has a 11 pt. font which is readable by most people who don't need glasses, but is available in larger font for those who wish it.
Download or read book Transformations of la Familia on the U S Mexico Border written by Raquel R. Márquez and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a coherent collection of papers dealing with the impact on Mexican and Mexican-origin families living in the transnational space of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Download or read book Our Class is a Family written by Shannon Olsen and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Family isn't always your relatives. It's the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile, and who love you no matter what." -Unknown Teachers do so much more than just teach academics. They build a sense of community within their classrooms, creating a home away from home where they make their students feel safe, included, and loved. With its heartfelt message and colorfully whimsical illustrations, "Our Class is a Family" is a book that will help build and strengthen that class community. Kids learn that their classroom is a place where it's safe to be themselves, it's okay to make mistakes, and it's important to be a friend to others. When hearing this story being read aloud by their teacher, students are sure to feel like they are part of a special family. And currently, during such an unprecedented time when many teachers and students are not physically IN the classroom due to COVID-19 school closures, it's more important than it's ever been to give kids the message that their class is a family. Even at a distance, they still stick together.
