3. Black Guerilla Family
Also known as the “Black Family” or “Black Vanguard”, the Black Guerilla Family formed in 1966 among other now infamous prison gangs in the California Penitentiary system, however their ideology is a bit different than the rest of their colleagues. They are the most politically orientated, created under the umbrella of the Black Power Movement, the BGF’s goals were to eradicate racism, struggle to maintain their dignity in prison, and ultimately overthrow the United States Government.
The Black Guerilla Family is known for recruiting recently imprisoned gang members from the Bloods, Crips, and many others. Their members are forced to swear a death oath, pledging their lives to the gang. The BGF’s crimes include drug trafficking, car theft, and murder. Their violence was so recognizable that HBO’s The Wire used one of its members, Marlow Bates Sr. as inspiration for the merciless gang boss Marlow Stanfield.
It has come under recent attention that one of the gang’s leaders, Tavon White, who has basically been running things in the Baltimore City Detention Center through contraband smuggling and control of cell phones inside the prison, has been receiving some inside help. It was uncovered that White had been engaging in sexual relationships with four guards, fathering five children with them. An inmate witness later estimated that between 65-75% of the female guards (which make up 75% of the prison’s guard staff) were engaged in sexual relationships and smuggling jobs for the BGF.
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