MEXICAN MAFIA PRISON GANG HISTORY PART 1

The Mexican Mafia, also known as "La Eme," is one of the most powerful and notorious prison gangs in the United States. Formed in the late 1950s in California's Deuel Vocational Institution, it quickly grew in influence, both inside and outside prison walls. The Mexican Mafia controls significant drug trafficking operations, extortion, and other criminal activities, often wielding influence over other street gangs, including the 18th Street Gang. Their strict code of loyalty and ruthlessness has cemented their fearsome reputation in the criminal underworld.