White Supremacist Prison Gangs in the United States | Page 5

ALABAMA OTHER STATES WITH CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY NOTES GANG NAME OVERALL SIZE PRIMARY STATE LOCATION Aryan Brotherhood of Alabama Medium AL Despite its name, the Aryan Brotherhood of Alabama has no connection to the “original” Aryan Brotherhood based in California and the federal prison system. Southern Brotherhood Large AL The Southern Brotherhood was founded in 1995 in the Alabama prison system. GANG NAME OVERALL SIZE PRIMARY STATE LOCATION OTHER STATES WITH CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY NOTES Crew 1488 Small AK CO Crew 1488, also known as Organization 1488, was formed in the Alaska prison system. The group has also established a small presence in Colorado because that state houses a number of Alaska prisoners. ALASKA ARKANSAS GANG NAME OVERALL SIZE PRIMARY STATE LOCATION OTHER STATES WITH CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY NOTES Aryan Circle Small TX OK, NM, BOP, MO, TN, IN, LA, 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. The size refers to its Arkansas presence. New Aryan Empire Medium AR The New Aryan Empire started in the early 1990s in the Arkansas prison system. White Aryan Resistance Large AR Various white supremacist gangs in multiple states have used the name White Aryan Resistance, which is borrowed from the name of a 1980s California white supremacist group, but the various gangs are not typically linked to each other. This White Aryan Resistance is one of the largest and is the primary white supremacist prison gang in Arkansas. 4 White Supremacist Prison Gangs in the United States