Documenting the stories of 23 Hispanic men and women who had been incarcerated was both demanding and eye-opening. Learning about the paths these individuals took to rejoin society and start anew ...

The Lakewood group first came to light in the course of an investigation into possible members of a suspected deputy gang — ...

E. Martin Estrada said that, while court filings note that Saavedra has a station tattoo, prosecutors “are not alleging that he is necessarily part of any deputy gang” or that his conduct was ...

But oversight officials have long said that exclusionary behaviors — such as voting on which deputies are allowed to have a tattoo — are hallmarks of the controversial groups. “Secrecy and exclusivity ...

LOS ANGELES — Two years ago, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department internal investigators learned about a group of Lakewood station deputies who shared a common tattoo of a spade ...

Venezuelan police on Wednesday shot dead one of the country's most notorious gang leaders, who imposed a reign of terror on one of Latin America's biggest shantytowns, Interior Minister Diosdado ...

Chilean investigators said the Venezuelan regime used the gang to assassinate a Venezuelan dissident on Chilean soil.

These astonishing photographs give an unprecedented glimpse inside the world of the Yakuza, the Japanese organised crime syndicates, known for their brutality, tattoos and strict code of honour ...

The leader of one of Venezuela’s most prominent gangs, known as “Wilexis,” has been killed by authorities, ending a six-year ...