Gangs

Advocates say education can transform offenders—and the neighborhoods where they live.

At Redemption Ink, Dave Cutlip removes swastikas and gang symbols for free, determined to give people a second chance.

Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.

A girl grieves during the funeral of priest Walter Osmir Vásquez Jiménez, who was murdered by alleged gang members of the MS, in Lolotique, El Salvador, on April 1st, 2018.

The raids will target teenagers who have traveled to the U.S. without guardians.

But that doesn’t make its racially biased gang policies any better.

A new report from the DEA finds that Mexican gangs take advantage of U.S. gang and law enforcement connections to maneuver North America's multibillion-dollar illegal drug industry.

Updates to past Pacific Standard stories.

Six interesting points on those two-wheeled organized crime outfits.

Updates to past Pacific Standard print stories.

A police force and an after-school program in Costa Mesa, California, worked together to make a neighborhood safer and send kids to college. What can we learn from their success?

Los Angeles gave America the modern street gang. Groups like the Crips and MS-13 have spread from coast to coast, and even abroad. But on Southern California's streets they have been vanishing. Has L.A. figured out how to stop the epidemic it set loose on the world?

A compelling new documentary on Boston's infamous mob boss shows the lasting trauma of his reign of terror.

Seattle’s version of the 7 Up series reveals the long-term damage to adults who were in gangs as kids.

Meet the little-known crime ring with the lengthiest rap sheet.

Members of the Insane Clown Posse and their fans have sued the FBI and DOJ for classifying them as a "hybrid gang." The struggle represents nothing less than a war on style.

Journalists are misrepresenting a new study about the number of children killed every year by firearms.

Young men in gangs are disproportionately prone to anxiety disorders, psychosis.