Security Threat Groups
Ben Griego
President
Correctional Solutions
http://justiceclearinghouse.com/
• STG v Street Gangs – 1980’s and 90’s Street Gangs coming into Prisons were
monitored and categorized.
– Some continued there affiliation with their street gang and others were drawn into Prison Gangs.
– Effects on the transition in Prisons: • Conditions of Confinement
• Federal Court Oversight
• 1993 RFRA Religious Freedom Restoration Act
• Inmate litigation on gang member identification
• STG – Masking affiliation under guise of Religious Groups
• Asatru
• Christian Identity
• Nation of Islam
• Moorish Science Temple
– National Major Gang Task Force
– Need to demonstrate structure in identification and affiliation levels (objective process)
– Term Security Threat Groups
• Identification Process
– Intake process
– Interview Process
– Booking Questions
– Specific Questions to STG affiliation
– Photo Documentation of markings an Tattoos
– Add to or build history based on documentation received at intake
• Classification – Objective Process to determine housing
– Facility determination on housing or separation
– Separation Needs • STG
• Co-defendants
• Witness issues
– Housing based on Jail or Prison • Non Adjudicated v Sentenced
• Misdemeanants v Felons
• Management Strategies during Incarceration – Intelligence gathering and dissemination
– Internal v. External Dynamics
– What activity is prevalent inside
– What Groups are in the facility
– What activity is prevalent outside
– Mail Monitoring
– Phone Monitoring
– Social Media
• Documentation Process
– Activity while incarcerated
– Associates inside and out
– Who has access to documentation
• Electronic v Paper
– Communication amongst staff
– Clear flow of information and Intelligence
– Raw Intelligence v Confirmed Intelligence
• Current Trends – Traditional STGs challenged by younger groups – Clean members and associates hiring into LEO – Federal attention to STG and relationships with
terrorist organizations – RICO Cases – Contraband
• Cell Phones • Social Media • Drones • Staff
– Threats to Prison Directors
• Policy v Practice
– Do you have an STG Policy
– Is the Policy in place and adhered to
– Does your agency follow the objectives of the policy
– What is hindering the Practice
– Staff Culture and Consistency
– Political Barriers
• Pro Active
– Behavior Modification or Stepdown Programs
– Investigative techniques
– Charge Felony Cases
– Intelligence Meetings
– Local Task Force
– Networking with other agencies
• National Institute for Jail Operations – April 18-20 Scottsdale, AZ – Jailops.com
• Arizona Gang investigators Association – June 6-9 Tempe, AZ – Arizonagia.com
• Colorado STING – June 12-14 Colorado Springs, CO – Coloradosting.org
• International Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association – August 21-24 Scottsdale, AZ – IOMGIA.net
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