Report: Gangs rampant inside NJ prisons

The Associated Press
Published: Tuesday, May. 19, 2009 - 2:16 pm

TRENTON, N.J. -- A new report shows the notorious Bloods street gang runs rampant inside New Jersey prisons, with members smuggling in drugs and cell phones, demanding money to protect other prisoners and recruiting new members.

A report from New Jersey's State Commission of Investigation released Tuesday shows the Bloods and other street gangs have a firm grip on New Jersey prisons, running their crime operations from inside with ease.

A commission spokesman says that since the Bloods street gang was identified in California prisons 30 years ago, gang violence behind bars has spread across the country.

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