A system designed to protect state inmates who wish to leave gangs has backfired, leading to increased violence fueled by ...

The leader of a Southern California street gang was sentenced to nine years in prison for ordering the kidnapping of a woman ...

Gangs are a serious problem that are moving many of their criminal activities into cyberspace. Combatting them effectively involves not just law enforcement after people have turned to gangs, but ...

California's prison system faces rising violence from 'dropout' gangs. These gangs, formed by defectors from traditional gangs, operate in protective custody areas, contributing to a surge in prison ...

CALIFORNIA (KOVR) — Authorities in California’s Central Valley said they arrested eight people in connection with an alleged gang-related kidnapping and torture case. On Friday, the San Joaquin County ...

According to his attorneys, Abrego Garcia left El Salvador as a teen to escape the gangs that threatened to kidnap and ransom him. The evidence that he belonged to one of them came down to who he was ...