White Supremacist Prison Gangs in the United States | Page 13

NEW JERSEY OTHER STATES WITH CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY NOTES GANG NAME OVERALL SIZE PRIMARY STATE LOCATION East Coast Aryan Brotherhood Small NJ The East Coast Aryan Brotherhood was started in the New Jersey prison system in 1997. It has declined considerably in size since the late 1990s/ early 2000s. Despite its name, it has no connection to the “original” Aryan Brotherhood based in California and the federal prison system. State Prison Skins Small NJ The State Prison Skins started in the New Jersey prison system in 2005. NEW MEXICO GANG NAME OVERALL SIZE PRIMARY STATE LOCATION OTHER STATES WITH CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY NOTES Aryan Circle Small TX OK, BOP, NM, MO, TN, LA, IN, AR Aryan Circle was created in 1985 in the Texas prison system. They have over 1,500 members and associates both inside and outside the prison system, making them one of the largest white supremacist prison gangs in the U.S. Size refers to its Oklahoma presence. New Mexico Aryan Brotherhood Small NM Despite its name, the New Mexico Aryan Brotherhood has no connection to the “original” Aryan Brotherhood based in California and the federal prison system. The New Mexico Aryan Brotherhood was started as an offshoot of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. Peckerwoods Small NM Various white supremacist gangs call themselves Peckerwoods in different states. In addition, some prison systems use Peckerwoods as a generic category for a white supremacist security threat group. NEVADA GANG NAME OVERALL SIZE PRIMARY STATE LOCATION Aryan Warriors Medium NV Nazi Low Riders Small CA Nevada Aryan Brotherhood Small NV Outlaw Nazi Skinheads Small NV Peckerwoods Medium NV OTHER STATES WITH CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY NOTES The Aryan Warriors are one of the oldest white supremacist prison gangs in the U.S., dating back to the 1980s. BOP, AZ, NV 12 White Supremacist Prison Gangs in the United States Nazi Low Riders started in the California prison system in the 1980s and have since spread to some other western states. Size refers to the gang’s Nevada presence. Despite its name, the Nevada Aryan Brotherhood has no connection to the “original” Aryan Brotherhood based in California and the federal prison system. Various white supremacist gangs call themselves Peckerwoods in different states. In addition, some prison systems use Peckerwoods as a generic category for a white supremacist security threat group.