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(U) Due to efforts in gang suppression,
intervention, and incarceration, violent and
influential gang members have been removed
from communities and incarcerated within
state and federal correctional facilities,
where many continue to direct criminal gang
operations. While in prison, gang members
form associations with other gang members
and criminal enterprises in order to exploit
opportunities for profit, expand their control,
and establish communication networks
which they use to conduct gang business.
Consequently, investigators must keep pace
with incarcerated gang members’ growing
sophistication and expanding criminal
networks in order to effectively mitigate the
threat; such efforts must include inter and intraagency
information sharing and policy updates,
specifically those pertaining to prison security.
• (U) Over 90 percent of correctional agencies
report that their agencies maintain gang
databases, nearly 46 percent of which are
accessible to law enforcement partners.
(U) The introduction of such contraband as
drugs and cell phones remains a central issue in
correctional institutions. Smuggling activities
compromise the safety of both inmates and
staff and can negatively impact communities in
circumstances when gang members reach out
to their street counterparts and direct criminal
activity. As such, many facilities have used
legislation or cell phone jamming technology
to help prevent the introduction of cell phones.
• (U) Approximately 72 percent of survey
respondents report having legislation in
place designed to prohibit the introduction
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(U) Jurisdictions With Legislation Prohibiting Cell Phones
in Correctional Facilities
None
Yes, Categorizing it as a Misdemeanor
Yes, Categorizing it as a Felony
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(U) Source: NAGIA Survey Data.
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National Gang Intelligence Center
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