211 crew

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211 Crew (also Aryan Alliance, Brotherhood of Aryan Alliance ) is an American prison gang made up of White Supremacy supporters. It was founded in 1995 in the County Jail of Denver , Colorado . She is charged with a number of murders, including the murder of Tom Clements, head of the Colorado Department of Corrections , Mike McLelland (Texas Attorney) and Public Defender Mark Hasse.

history

The gang started in 1995 after founder Benjamin Davis was beaten up and nearly killed by a black inmate in a racially motivated attack. Davis was attacked with a sock full of bars of soap and his jaw was broken. Davis decided to start a gang to protect white inmates from the influence of black and Latin American gangs that dominated his prison. Although the group initially only pretended to be a real gang, in which they handled various gang-typical badges and pretended to be a powerful group, the number of members grew rapidly. In fact, popular demand turned the invented gang into a real prison gang. The first street gangs began to form through various members who were released from prison.

Racism and ideology

The 211 crew began to adorn themselves with swastikas and other National Socialist symbols. Members are only allowed to have sex with other whites. There are links to the Aryan Brotherhood , but they also maintain friendly relations with the Juggalos, a radical gang split from the Insane Clown Posse fan club . This gang is multiethnic. In addition, some members are said to have friendly relations with black inmates. Israel Davis, the founder's father, denies his son is a racist, saying Davis has two black siblings. Nonetheless, the 211 gang was involved in various racially motivated crimes, in particular the murders of Afro-American prisoners.

crime

  • In 1997, an African immigrant was killed by members of the 211 crew at a bus stop in Denver.
  • In 2012, members of the Aryan Brotherhood and the 211 crew jointly killed Texas prosecutor Mike McLelland and public defender Mark Hasse.
  • In 2013, a member killed Tom Clements, head of the Colorado Department of Corrections, and then fled to Texas, where he was killed in an exchange of fire with police.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Kirk Mitchell: 211 Crew prison gang's violent culture roils behind, beyond bars . The Denver Post. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b c Ryan Parker: 211 Crew, supremacist group, involved in high-profile crimes . The Denver Post. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ a b Kaufman County, Texas, on edge after 2 prosecutors killed . CNN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ 211 Crew | Terrorist Groups | TRAC. Retrieved October 6, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Juggalos: Emerging Gang Trends and Criminal Activity: Intelligence Report (PDF; 66 kB) Info.publicintelligence.net. Retrieved September 4, 2013.