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be Rebate Raed Sa AMIE: NED Sar Ne RD or ar Ra, BE Nadas wes ae Legale alee nna te et et Sk le CT eee DE a Ae ae RI ek RS PRA ae A ELE Ban rere de Sane a Ge Rete SAN Raa SC 92-807 The following investigation was conducted by | . > SA wat Tehachapi, “el ifornia: . —_ {18/74 a P . . California Correctional Institution : . advised that the CCI is a tedium and-Minimum Security ---- ---- Unit, which allows inmates free access to the grounds, and -all prisoners sleep in dormitories which are opened to. other inmates. Therefore, CCI has not experienced any recent problems involving the Mexican Hafia and the New —— Family, as the authorities of the California Penal System ' ™* are careful to place individuals that are believed to be deeply involved with these two organizations in facilities where tighter control might be exercised with regards to their freedom of movement. . GEED.«:::-: that the proper authorities at the CCI are de tely aware of the element of trouble which potentially exists regarding these two organizations, and efforts to properly supervise any individuals suspected of belonging to the Mexican Mafia or the Nueve Familia are always | manifested. — , GD scserivcs the two organizations as groups which are fighting for supremacy within the penal institutions, and although both are comprised primarily of Mexican-Americans, their basic differences result from the ae .::: which they are derived. For example, escribed the majority of those affiliated with e Can Mafia as individuals raised in barrios of various metropolitan areas, whereas the individual associated with _ the Nueva Familia is from the rural, farm-labor environment, ° and as such, are not held in high esteem by their fellow Mexican-Americans, who feel that their background causes them to be more prestigious. Oo 22