Mexican+Mafia


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The Mexican Mafia is a prison gang.

It originated in the mid 1950's at the Duel Vocational Institute in Tracy, California. It is one of the first prison gangs to develop in the U.S. The Mexican Mafia is also referred to as La Eme. It was originally a street gang in urban Los Angeles. The Mexican Mafia is known for its violent acts toward anyone who is percieved to have crossed them.

The Mexican Mafia's headquarters are located in San Antonio but its members reach across several jurisdictions such as California, Arizona, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Houston, Dallas, Midwestern and Southen Texas.

The EME is primarily comprised of Mexican-Americans. Their gang colors are Green, Red, and White. The Mexican Mafia's allie is the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. Their enemies are Raza Unida, Black Guerilla Family, and La Nuestra Familia. The Mexican Mafia copied the black hand symbol used by the italians. Most probationary members are now voted into the gang by three exsisting members. Some people gained membership by murdering a mexican mafia member who had broken the gang rules.

Some criminal activities the Mexican Mafia commited: murder assault gambling stealing homosexual prostitution extortion drug smuggling and distribution

The Mexican Mafia is one of the most dangerous prison gangs on the west coast but they have no strong holds on the street. Although, they did expand there power outside of the penal facilities.