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Ink artwork depicting people standing in separate groups in a prison yard.

Why We Have Prison Gangs

America’s prison gangs first emerged in the late 1950s. Why did they form? What keeps them going? And how do they govern themselves?
by David Skarbek via Asterisk on January 14, 2026
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