White Supremacist Prison Gangs in the United States | Page 14
NORTH CAROLINA
GANG
NAME
OVERALL
SIZE
PRIMARY
STATE
LOCATION
OTHER
STATES WITH
CONSIDERABLE
ACTIVITY
NOTES
Aryan
Nations
Small
TN
NC
Aryan Nations is the largest white supremacist prison gang in Tennessee,
borrowing its name from the older neo-Nazi group of the same name. Size
refers to the gang’s North Carolina presence.
Aryan
Brotherhood
of North
Carolina
Medium
NC
Despite its name, the Aryan Brotherhood of North Carolina has no
connection to the “original” Aryan Brotherhood based in California and the
federal prison system.
Aryan Royals
Small
NC
Founded in 2012, Aryan Royals is an off-shoot of the Bound For Glory white
supremacist gang.
Bound for
Glory
Small
NC
Bound For Glory was founded in 2011 in the North Carolina prison system.
GANG
NAME
OVERALL
SIZE
PRIMARY
STATE
LOCATION
Ohio Aryan
Brotherhood
Large
OH
Aryan
Cowboy
Brotherhood
Small
MN
OHIO
OTHER
STATES WITH
CONSIDERABLE
ACTIVITY
NOTES
Despite its name, the Ohio Aryan Brotherhood has no connection to the
“original” Aryan Brotherhood based in California and the federal prison
system. Dating back to the 1980s, it is one of the oldest white supremacist
prison gangs.
KY, OH
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The Aryan Cowboy Brotherhood originated in the Minnesota prison system
in 2013. Members do not have to serve time to get membership status.
There is also an Aryan Cowboy Brotherhood street presence in Ohio and
Kentucky.