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La Eme  

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  • The “Mexican Mafia,” also known as La Eme, is a prison gang that originated in California in 1957. La Eme is notable for its domination of criminal enterprises and inmate life in federal and state prison and county jails, and for its projection of power outside the walls in the initiation of and influence on a range of street crimes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America; La Eme (Mexican Mafia)]

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