Aryan Brotherhood
Not to be confused with the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas.
The Aryan Brotherhood is a neo-Nazi, white supremacist prison gang that operates across the United States.[1] The gang is known to be violent and powerful. In fact, it is the oldest, largest, and deadliest prison gang in the U.S.[1]
History
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The Aryan Brotherhood was formed in 1964 in California's San Quentin State Prison in California. Its first members were Irish immigrants who opposed prison de-segregation.[1]
Initiation
[change | change source]According to a 2011 book, the Aryan Brotherhood's motto was "blood in, blood out."[2] This meant a person had to bleed in order to join the gang, usually by way of a violent initiation process. If the person wanted to leave the gang, then they would have to bleed again.[2]
According to one source, new members have to go through a violent initiation process and commit murder before they are accepted into the gang.[3]
Organized crime
[change | change source]Also see: Organized crime
The Aryan Brotherhood's organized crimes include:
- Extortion[1]
- Fraud[4]
- Robbery[4]
- Drug trafficking[1][4]
- Murder and conspiracy to murder[4]
- Prostitution[1]
- Gambling operations[1]
- Racketeering[4][5]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Aryan Brotherhood | History, Membership, & Tattoos | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- 1 2 Brook, John Lee (2011). Blood In Blood Out: The Violent Empire of the Aryan Brotherhood. Headpress.
- ↑ "White Aryan Brotherhood | Research Starters | EBSCO Research". EBSCO. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Aryan Brotherhood members convicted of ordering murders from California prisons sentenced to life in federal prison - CBS San Francisco". www.cbsnews.com. 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ↑ "Twenty-Five Alleged Aryan Brotherhood Members and Associates Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges in Mississippi and Oklahoma — FBI". www.fbi.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
