After gang control, the second systemic failing of Latin American jails is overcrowding and thus inhuman conditions.

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William, whose adventures spanned the 1920s to the 1960s, escapes the tedium of parental control in the company of his gang, the Outlaws, with whom he schemes against the adult world.

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He has put the police and army in control of prisons from where they believe drug gang leaders have been organising attacks.

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Gang crime, in particular, is almost out of control.

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They could control for frequency of prior arrest, but not whether the individual was an active gang member.

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According to a new study by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which looked at five cities with high numbers of gang murders between the years 2003 and 2008, drug trading or usage and other criminal activity ranged from zero to 25% of all gang-related killings.

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Hoping to get control of the situation in Compton, the department has stepped up patrols and doubled its number of gang investigators.

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