Nuestra Familia Essays

Though Nuestra Familia originated in Northern California in the 1960s, the family has been steadfast in expanding, covering more ground and developing across the country. One area in which La Nuestra Familia is found to be very active is the Colorado prison system. Regarding this, Robert Koehler writes following the incarceration and release of a few members of La Nuestra Familia in California, they migrated to Colorado where they were later incarcerated again, as many convicts are (Koehler 168)

Justice for Juveniles “Approximately 2,570 children are sentenced to juvenile life without parole or "JLWOP" in the United States.” (END JUVENILE LIFE, para. 1). Juveniles should have an appropriate trial prior to a life in prison. Some observe life punishment as justice in our country. However, sentencing teenagers to a life in prison without a proper trial is not justice but cruel punishment. Multiple citizens may believe it is best for America’s safety to have these individuals in jail for life

Body and Captivity in The Skin I Live In Almodóvar’s “The Skin I Live In” is the one different and outstanding thriller film which surprises the audience by the narration, which is interweaving of past and present and the unexpected ending. The highlighted point of this film is “body,” and “captivity.” Almodóvar uses the theory “Docile Bodies” written by Michel Foucault’s to presenting the theme of body manipulation, and provides cinematic techniques to present and reinforce the theme of captivity

pledge allegiance to their own prison gang called “Nuestra Familia” or in English “Our Family”. Similar to southern gangs they pledge allegiance by following order from within the prison by the Nuestra Familia shot callers and paying “taxes” from their drug sales. In exchange for the gangs allegiance once within prison walls will have the protection of the Nuestra Familia prison gang. Although not as powerful as the Mexican Mafia, the Nuestra Familia is not any less violent within prisons.

In order to be able to understand the reason why violence is highly used in prison gangs we most know the history behind their organization. For example, the NF originated in Soledad prison in California in the mid 1960s. They were formed because they were tired of being the victim of abuse from the EME so they branched off and made their own organization. The NF members that started the prison gang were once Mexican Mafia members. The EME would prey upon those who weren't part of them. The Mexican

This gang formed in retaliation of the oppression by the Mexican Mafia. All members must Hispanic. The La Nuestra Familia is known for the drug dealing and sex trade in prisons. On the outside, they are contract killers and have various smuggling operations. The process to become part of the gang is extensive and takes about two years to show your loyalty. Due to

in San Quentin State Facility. Some of their identifiers are the Shamrock clover leaf, Swastikas, double lightning bolts and the number 666. Unlike the BGF, they have an active working relationship with The Mexican Mafia, therefore making La Nuestra Familia part of the opposing team. Since they are a white supremacist prison gang, they have a hate towards the BGF, Crips and the Bloods. Part of the recruitment/initiation process is that they have to be white, have a lifelong allegiance towards the

The moment I walked into this new small town school; I felt strained. I went from PS 60 in Queens to some place called Cocalico Middle school. I walked into my first day hoping I’d be indifferent, but feelings don’t work that way. The first thing I noticed was the lack of diversity; I noticed this when I was at school and then when I went to the local grocery store. I observed everything, but tried not to make myself noticed. The ground was missing gum stains and the walls were all clean of graffiti

the older generation is not around, leaving space for the youth culture to be at ease. The space and time both stress the dichotomy between the young generation and the older one. As Carlos states in the novel “en general no soporto a nadie en mi familia” (10) In both films, the idea of home itself is a common theme being linked with the idea of living under the same roof as the older generation. Parra talks about family ‘..as una representación del mundo exterior, esto es, se representa de alguna

their success depends on the quality of their partnerships. As a result, they have a wide range of partners for their programs. The AMEXCAN advocacy and civic participation program partners with immigrant rights groups including Almas Unidas, Mi Familia Vota, and Reconstruyendo NC. The internship and volunteer programs partner with East Carolina University to utilize local college students. Last fall, they hosted the “NC Latino Leadership Summit: Building a Latino Agenda” conference. They partnered

Culture is an essential part of a community’s identity, because it links individuals to a collective bond. The Americas have always contained a vast variety of cultural communities, especially in the United States. The US is known for being one of the most diverse nations in the world, housing hundreds of different cultures. Mexican-Americans display a strong sense of a cultural background, which falls as a subset of the bigger Latino culture that links all Latinos. Oral history is a major aspect

Introduction In this analysis, we will discuss how a form of deviance can be tied and explained by a rational theory. Primarily, we will focus on the formation of gangs, the social definition of gangs in correlation with the societal view of gangs, the punishments of gang violence, and a theory that could possibly explain as to why gangs are formed along with the rational decision making into joining or forming a gang. The theory presented by Ronald Akers is a model known as Differential Reinforcement

“Therefore if any man is dangerous to the community and is subverting it by some sin, the treatment to be commended is his execution in order to preserve the common good. Therefore to kill a man who retains his natural worthiness is intrinsically evil, although it may be justifiable to kill a sinner just as it is to kill a beast, for, as Aristotle points out, an evil man is worse than a beast and more harmful.” –Saint Thomas Aquinas Killing by all accounts is an evil thing but, for the worst of