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(U) Source: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
(U) Confiscated contraband cell phones.
(U) Targeting Rivals
(U) Traditionally, gangs have demarcated
their territory by spray painting their name,
signs, and symbols on structures throughout
their communities. As social media grows,
gangs are using platforms, such as Facebook,
Instagram, and YouTube, as “electronic
graffiti walls.” Messages and pictures posted
on these electronic graffiti walls provide
gangs new avenues to mark their territory
and communicate messages to rivals while
spreading the gang’s name.
• (U) According to March 2015 open source
reporting, a photo taken inside of a Georgia
correctional facility showing a badly beaten
inmate with a leash around his neck was
uploaded to Facebook. The caption on
the photo read, “When you disrespect the
Nation, it brings nothing but pain and
suffering.” 74
• (U) According to open source reporting,
as of February 2015, the Nike and Jordan
gangs in Omaha, Nebraska, used YouTube to
create and post rap videos that disrespected
each other. Depicted in the videos, gang
members used gang signs, counted drug
money, and brandished guns. At the end of
some videos, they encouraged viewers
to add them as friends on Facebook
and followers on Twitter. 75
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