LA EME MEMBER PRISON PHOTO ALBUM

Collection

American Gang Culture · American Prison System · Photographs

Origin

Undisclosed California State Prison
California, USA

Year

c. 1970s-2000s

Association

Photo album belonging to an incarcerated member of La Eme (the Mexican Mafia), a highly organized Southern California prison gang that exerts influence over Hispanic street gangs and prison populations.

Description

Maroon three-ring photo album containing personal photographs documenting the owner's incarceration, associates, family, and prison life. The album also includes photographs of a deceased or mortally wounded rival gang member—appearing to be a Peckerwood inmate—likely retained as a trophy or record of gang violence. The images shown here represent only a preview of the complete album. Full scans from the album are documented in Once Upon a Hood.

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