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More Than 1,000 Gang Members Arrested Across U.S.

By Joseph Hincks

Inside a 1950s Brooklyn Gang

By Alexandra Genova

Families of Americans Killed in Mexico Sue HSBC

By Nash Jenkins

9-Year-Old Killed in Chicago Was Targeted Because of Father, Police Say

By Victor Luckerson
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Three Men Receive 520-Year Sentences for Mexico City Mass Killings

Prosecutors say the investigation into the murders is ongoing

By Joanna Plucinska

Nearly 1,000 Alleged Gang Members Arrested

Of those arrested, 913 were charged with criminal offenses

By Kevin McSpadden

El Salvador's Murder Toll Hits 10-Year High

The grim tally is now hitting record highs

By David Stout

Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 4

1. We’re measuring family poverty wrong. We should measure access to opportunity to find out what’s really working.By the Annie E. Casey Foundation2. Anxiety, depression and more: “Four to five times more” high school athletes...

By The Aspen Institute

Fighting ISIS With Gang Tactics

Dangerous street gangs and violent extremist groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria both depend on recruiting disaffected youths with the promise of a sense of belonging.Because of those similarities, community...

By Maya Rhodan

El Salvador Priest Slapped With More Charges for Assisting Gang Members

The Catholic official is accused of helping hardened criminals get lesser sentences and continue extorting their victims

By TIME Staff

Georgia Prisons See Violent Uptick

A report by a human rights organization finds that violence is on the rise within Georgia's prison system

By Mirren Gidda

1 shot in apparent Utah courthouse scuffle

Shooting is thought to be related to gang violence, as an alleged member of the Tongen Crips was on trial

By Charlotte Alter

Auto Defensa: Rough Justice in Mexico's Lawless Mountains

Photographer Ross McDonnell documents a new chapter in Mexico's enduring battle against violent crime, as communities in Guerrero State take the law into their own hands. His ambrotype wet plate portraits go on view at Paris Photo 2013.

By Ross McDonnell

Alma: A Tale of Guatemala's Violence

LightBox presents an exclusive look at an interactive, narrative documentary about gang violence in Guatemala told through the story of Alma, a young former gang member.

By TIME Photo Department

Raskols: Stephen Dupont's Portraits of Papua New Guinea Gangsters

Stephen Dupont's disturbing and powerful Polaroids of latter-day outlaws in Papua New Guinea are fittingly reminiscent of wild west-era daguerreotype portraits taken more than a century ago.

By Phil Bicker

The Street Gangs of Caracas

Venezuelan photographer Oscar Castillo has risked his life photographing the street gangs of Caracas for the past three years.

By Vaughn Wallace

Pictures of the Week: April 13 – April 20

From centennial celebrations of the birth of Kim Il-Sung in North Korea and attacks in Afghanistan to the moving of the space shuttle Discovery and Nepalese New Year, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

By TIME Photo Department

Blood Ties: A Photographer Captures Gang Culture In Her Family

Lourdes Jeannette documents the daily life of a group based in Tampa, Florida.

By tannercurtis11

Leaving the Life: Portraits of Former Gang Members

Adam Amengual photographs former gang members hoping to change their lives.

By Adam Amengual
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